Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

(b. 19 July 1798 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada d. , )

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Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 19 July 1798 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON and Agathe PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Francoise DESJARDINS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PERILLARD dit BOURGUIGNON and Agathe RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

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

Esther married Joseph TAILLEFER 10 January 1831 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph TAILLEFER was born 12 June 1802 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Joseph died abt. 1851 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Joseph was the child of François TAILLEFER and Françoise CHAMPAGNE dite ANDEGRAVE.

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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Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married

Joseph TAILLEFER-- Date: 10 January 1831 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada
Joseph TAILLEFER was the child of François TAILLEFER and Françoise CHAMPAGNE dite ANDEGRAVE

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Children of Joseph TAILLEFER and Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE:

Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER (b.9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. 20 October 1897, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada)
m. Louis-Toussaint CAILLE dit LECLAIR 20 November 1857 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Marie-Adelphine TAILLEFER (b.9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. 29 October 1897, Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada)
m. Louis LECLAIR 1859

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1798 Birth
19 July 1798
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

1831 Marriage / Partner
Esther DARAGON dite LAFRANCE and Joseph TAILLEFER 10 January 1831, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

She was 32 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Marie-Adelphine TAILLEFER was born 9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac)

Esther was 40 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Marie-Delphine TAILLEFER was born 9 October 1838, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac)

Esther was 40 years old.

Added: 11/1/2017 2:07:05 PM - Updated: 11/7/2025 5:24:25 PM