Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE

Born

29 March 1807 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Died

Parents & Family of Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE

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Born: 29 March 1807 in Montréal, Lower Canada

Parents of Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE

Father

Pierre TALON dit LESPERANCE

Mother

Claire DAMIEN

Grandparents of Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE

Paternal grandparents

Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE Dorothee BACON

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DAMIEN Marie-Claire BERNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Benjamin married Marie-Praxede MIGNER dite LAGACÉ 1 May 1834 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Praxede MIGNER dite LAGACÉ was born 8 December 1816 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . Marie-Praxede was the child of Dominique MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Josephe CHAPUT.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE

Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE married

Marie-Praxede MIGNER dite LAGACÉ
Marriage date: 1 May 1834
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Praxede MIGNER dite LAGACÉ was the child of Dominique MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Josephe CHAPUT

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Children of Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Praxede MIGNER dite LAGACÉ

Marie-Cornelie TALON dite LESPERANCE

Born: 29 November 1841, Repentigny, Canada East
Died: 17 March 1917, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Adelard BAZIN 29 August 1865 Place: Montréal, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1807
29 March 1807
Montréal, Lower Canada

1834 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Praxede MIGNER dite LAGACÉ 1 May 1834, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

Benjamin TALON dit LESPERANCE - 1834 marriage

1834 marriage

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

1841 Birth of Child
Marie-Cornelie TALON dite LESPERANCE was born 29 November 1841, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Benjamin was 34 years old.

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