Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

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11 December 1744 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

30 January 1810 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE Marie-Françoise HOUDE

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Born: 11 December 1744 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE

Mother: Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE , Angélique DELUGRE

Maternal grandparents: Claude HOUDE , Marie-Madeleine LEMAY

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Geneviève married Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE abt. 1775 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE was born 9 April 1754 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Louis-Charles died 26 June 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louis-Charles was the child of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU.

Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE died 30 January 1810 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE married

Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE
Marriage date: abt. 1775
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec

Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE was the child of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

Marriage notes:

St-Pierre-de-Sorel

PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one being in 1776 in Sorel.

Louis Taillon and Genevieve Lafranchise (also called Duguay in subsequent records).

Children of Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE and Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Louis TAILLON dit LATAILLE

Born: 19 April 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 August 1854, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Married: Judith ST-MARTIN 20 January 1807 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Rose TAILLON dite LATAILLE

Born: 4 March 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1845, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Married: François-Benoni THIBEAU (THIBAULT) 6 February 1797 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Geneviève TAILLON dite LATAILLE

Born: 19 December 1780, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 May 1842, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Jacques CARRE dit LAROCHE 5 November 1827 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louise TAILLON dite LATAILLE

Born: 2 April 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 August 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE

Born: 18 December 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 October 1828, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ST-MARTIN 1805

Married: Charles THIBEAULT 13 October 1806 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1744
11 December 1744
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE - 1744 Baptism. St Antoine, Tilly, Lotbiniere, Quebec

1744 Baptism. St Antoine, Tilly, Lotbiniere, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis TAILLON dit LATAILLE was born 19 April 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose TAILLON dite LATAILLE was born 4 March 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Geneviève TAILLON dite LATAILLE was born 19 December 1780, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 36 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Louise TAILLON dite LATAILLE was born 2 April 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Louise TAILLON dite LATAILLE died 17 August 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE was born 18 December 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose TAILLON dite LATAILLE married 6 February 1797, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François-Benoni THIBEAU (THIBAULT)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE married 13 October 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Charles THIBEAULT

1807 Marriage of Child
Louis TAILLON dit LATAILLE married 20 January 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Judith ST-MARTIN