Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON

Born

16 November 1712 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1796 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON Anne GAGNON

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Born: 16 November 1712 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON

Mother: Anne GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Olivier MICHEL dit TAILLON LETARDIF , Marie-Madeleine COCHON (CAUCHON)

Maternal grandparents: Noel GAGNON , Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

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Guillaume married Josephte RACINE 3 February 1744 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Josephte RACINE was born 19 May 1725 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Josephte died 7 November 1765 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Josephte was the child of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.

Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON died 7 March 1796 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .

m. Racine Josephte

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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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Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON married

Josephte RACINE
Marriage date: 3 February 1744
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Josephte RACINE was the child of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Birth — 1712
16 November 1712
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON and Josephte RACINE 3 February 1744 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 31 years old.

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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte RACINE died 7 November 1765, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.