Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE

Born

14 April 1768 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 July 1846 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE Dorothee BACON

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Born: 14 April 1768 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE

Mother: Dorothee BACON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BACON , Dorothee CLOUTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe DUMAS 30 May 1797 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe DUMAS was born abt. 1777 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph DUMAS and Marguerite BOURQUE (BOURG).

Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE died 20 July 1846 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .

NOTE: Alternate date of birth 26 March 1774

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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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Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Josephe DUMAS
Marriage date: 30 May 1797
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe DUMAS was the child of Joseph DUMAS and Marguerite BOURQUE (BOURG)

Children of Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Josephe DUMAS

Marie-Josephte TALON dite LESPERANCE

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis LACASSE 8 August 1815 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Germain TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE

Born: 27 June 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 13 October 1871, Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Henriette GAUDREAU 14 September 1830 Place: Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Married: Justine BERNIER 28 February 1832 Place: Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

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Birth — 1768
14 April 1768
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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Josephe DUMAS 30 May 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 29 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Germain TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE was born 27 June 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TALON dite LESPERANCE married 8 August 1815, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Louis LACASSE

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)

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

1830 Marriage of Child
Germain TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE married 14 September 1830, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury) to Henriette GAUDREAU

1832 Marriage of Child
Germain TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE married 28 February 1832, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury) to Justine BERNIER

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)