Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON

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abt. 1751 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

15 August 1837 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

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Born: abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON , Marie-Jeanne BARON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DRAPEAU , Marie-Anne LACROIX

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph SALOIS 28 October 1771 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph SALOIS was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of François SALOIS and Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT.

Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON died 15 August 1837 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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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Joseph SALOIS
Marriage date: 28 October 1771
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph SALOIS was the child of François SALOIS and Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Children of Joseph SALOIS and Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON

Antoine SALOIS

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BARDIER dite SANSOUCY 20 July 1801 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques SALOIS

Born: 18 February 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 March 1859, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Victoire ARPIN (HARPIN) 14 October 1799 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON and Joseph SALOIS 28 October 1771 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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 Birth of Child
Jacques SALOIS was born 18 February 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Jacques SALOIS married 14 October 1799 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Victoire ARPIN (HARPIN)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Antoine SALOIS married 20 July 1801, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Louise BARDIER dite SANSOUCY

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

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