Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL

(b. 18 March 1745 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1808 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL was born 18 March 1745 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL was the child of Michel MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Michel MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie FORGET (maternal) Louis MASSON dit DUTREMBLE and Marie-Catherine RICARD (RIQUART)

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Josephe married Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) 15 February 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 10 June 1742 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Pierre died 30 June 1812 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Pierre was the child of Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE.

Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL died 26 May 1808 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .

m. Breyer Pierre

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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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Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL married

Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)-- Date: 15 February 1768 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was the child of Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE

Children of Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) and Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL:

Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) (b.19 February 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1849, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East)
m. Françoise BOILEAU 19 August 1790 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) (b.17 February 1774, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 April 1861, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada East )
m. Eustache DEMERS 13 February 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1745 Birth
18 March 1745
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Josephe TAILLON dite MICHEL and Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) 15 February 1768, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

She was 22 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 19 February 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Josephe was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) was born 17 February 1774, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Josephe was 28 years old.

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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) married 19 August 1790, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Françoise BOILEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BREYER dite ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) married 13 February 1792, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Eustache DEMERS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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