Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS

(b. 6 February 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1790 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 6 February 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS was the child of Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Charlotte SOMMEREUX (maternal) François MEUNIER and Angélique JACOB

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Marie-Dorothee married Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 15 February 1751 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis-Marie was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER.

Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS died 21 February 1790 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS

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Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS married

Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD-- Date: 15 February 1751 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER

Children of Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS:

Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD (b.5 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1837 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angelique BLOUIN 24 January 1774 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD (b.8 September 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1801, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERNIER 9 October 1775 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
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1734 Birth
6 February 1734
Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS and Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 15 February 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 17 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 5 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 8 September 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee was 24 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married 24 January 1774 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Angelique BLOUIN

1775 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 9 October 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

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.