Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON

(b. 18 May 1725 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1790 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON was born 18 May 1725 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON was the child of Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Jeanne BARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier MICHEL dit TAILLON LETARDIF and Marie-Madeleine COCHON (CAUCHON) (maternal) Jacques BARON and Marie-Catherine MESNY

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Louis married Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU 1 September 1749 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU was born 26 March 1716 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Madeleine died 18 March 1785 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIX.

Louis married (2) Marie BAILLARGEON 25 June 1787 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie BAILLARGEON was born 12 April 1766 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 8 May 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of Antoine BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Marie-Thérèse-Louise BARRÉ.

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON died 13 February 1790 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON

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Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON married

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU-- Date: 1 September 1749 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIX

Children of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU:

Marie-Rose MICHEL dite TAILLON (b.8 July 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON (b.abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1837, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph SALOIS 28 October 1771 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE (b.9 April 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE 1775 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON married

Marie BAILLARGEON-- Date: 25 June 1787 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BAILLARGEON was the child of Antoine BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Marie-Thérèse-Louise BARRÉ

Children of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie BAILLARGEON:

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1725 Birth
18 May 1725
Nicolet, Canada, New France

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON - 1725 Baptism, Nicolet, QC, Canada

1725 Baptism, Nicolet, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1749 Marriage / Partner
Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU 1 September 1749, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON - 1 Sep 1749 Marriage

1 Sep 1749 Marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose MICHEL dite TAILLON was born 8 July 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 25 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles MICHEL TAILLON dit LATAILLE was born 9 April 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis was 28 years old.

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 of Child
Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON married 28 October 1771 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph SALOIS

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.