Augustin TALON

Born

8 August 1719 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1792 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Etienne TALON Jeanne LAVERGNE

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Born: 8 August 1719 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne TALON

Mother: Jeanne LAVERGNE

Maternal grandparents: François LAVERGNE dit DELAVERGUE , Françoise LEFRANCOIS

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Augustin married Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE 18 November 1743 in Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Claire died 23 July 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Claire was the child of Paul PEPIN and Agnes MIGNERON.

Augustin married (2) Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY 1 May 1753 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY was born 26 June 1734 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Olive died 5 December 1807 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Olive was the child of Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ.

Augustin TALON died 1 January 1792 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Meunier

The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude

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.

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Augustin TALON married

Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE
Marriage date: 18 November 1743
Marriage place: Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada
Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE was the child of Paul PEPIN and Agnes MIGNERON

Children of Augustin TALON and Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Marie-Claire TALON

Born: 22 March 1746, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1816, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS 11 January 1768 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Augustin TALON married

Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY
Marriage date: 1 May 1753
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY was the child of Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS and Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Children of Augustin TALON and Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY

Pierre-Paul TALON

Born: 4 April 1754, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise-Elisabeth CLOUTIER 23 August 1778 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Isidore TALON

Born: 7 June 1773, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 July 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Victoire LAMARRE 2 January 1793 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Married: Madeleine CUNNINGHAM 7 July 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1719
8 August 1719
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Augustin TALON and Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE 18 November 1743, Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire TALON was born 22 March 1746, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Augustin was 26 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 23 July 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Augustin TALON and Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY 1 May 1753, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 33 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul TALON was born 4 April 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Augustin was 34 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire TALON married 11 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS

1773 Birth of Child
Isidore TALON was born 7 June 1773, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Augustin was 53 years old.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Paul TALON married 23 August 1778, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Françoise-Elisabeth CLOUTIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

Death — 1792
1 January 1792
L'Islet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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