Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE

Born

24 March 1774 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 July 1841 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Louis TALON Victoire GAUDREAU

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Born: 24 March 1774 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis TALON

Mother: Victoire GAUDREAU

Paternal grandparents: Germain TALON dit LEBOURDELAIS , Françoise FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles GAUDREAU , Marie-Josephte RUEL

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Joseph married Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE 17 November 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE was born 29 December 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 17 November 1840 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of Jean Baptiste SAULNIER and Genevieve POULIN.

Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE died 14 July 1841 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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Spouse & Children of Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE

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Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE married

Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE
Marriage date: 17 November 1801
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE was the child of Jean Baptiste SAULNIER and Genevieve POULIN

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Children of Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE and Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE

Georges TALON dit LESPERANCE

Born: 28 May 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 31 October 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Elizabeth DESBIENS 15 April 1834 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Eleonore TALON dite LESPERANCE

Born: 23 April 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 December 1901, Hull, Québec, Canada

Married: Theophile BOULIANNE 10 February 1843 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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Birth — 1774
24 March 1774
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE and Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE 17 November 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Georges TALON dit LESPERANCE was born 28 May 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Eleonore TALON dite LESPERANCE was born 23 April 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 50 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Georges TALON dit LESPERANCE married 15 April 1834, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Elizabeth DESBIENS

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE died 17 November 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Death — 1841
14 July 1841
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.

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