Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY

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26 June 1734 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

5 December 1807 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Born: 26 June 1734 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Guy-Joseph DESPRÉS

Mother: Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Alexis GAGNÉ , Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

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Marie-Olive married Augustin TALON 1 May 1753 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin TALON was born 8 August 1719 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Augustin died 1 January 1792 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Augustin was the child of Etienne TALON and Jeanne LAVERGNE.

Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY died 5 December 1807 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Olive DESPRÉS dite GUY married

Augustin TALON
Marriage date: 1 May 1753
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Augustin TALON was the child of Etienne TALON and Jeanne LAVERGNE

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, Province of Québec, Canada

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, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine CUNNINGHAM 7 July 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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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 — 1734
26 June 1734
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

She was 18 years old.

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

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)

Marie-Olive was 19 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.

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

Marie-Olive was 38 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.