Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE

(b. abt. 1725 , France d. 26 December 1795 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE was born abt. 1725 in France

Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1755.

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

Jean married Dorothee BACON 25 August 1755 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Dorothee BACON was born 18 March 1735 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Dorothee died 9 February 1822 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Dorothee was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER.

Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE died 26 December 1795 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.

son of Paul Talon and Marie Boneau

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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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