Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE

Born

10 June 1758 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1810 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE Dorothee BACON

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Born: 10 June 1758 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE

Mother: Dorothee BACON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BACON , Dorothee CLOUTIER

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Dorothee married Abel-Charles MICHON 28 November 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abel-Charles MICHON was born 15 April 1739 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Abel-Charles died 24 May 1826 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Abel-Charles was the child of Louis-Augustin MICHON and Marthe BLANCHET.

Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE died 25 June 1810 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE married

Abel-Charles MICHON
Marriage date: 28 November 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Abel-Charles MICHON was the child of Louis-Augustin MICHON and Marthe BLANCHET

Children of Abel-Charles MICHON and Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE

François MICHON

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LACROIX 10 October 1814 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MICHON

Born: 23 February 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1866, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Anastasie GIROUARD 9 October 1815 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
10 June 1758
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE and Abel-Charles MICHON 28 November 1777 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.