Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS

(b. 1 May 1743 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1813 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS was born 1 May 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS was the child of Simon TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Therese DALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Charlotte SOMMEREUX (maternal) Charles ALLAIRE and Marie BIDET

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne PELLETIER 16 July 1764 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne PELLETIER was born 22 January 1747 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 23 March 1823 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Bernard PELLETIER and Marie-Marthe BRISSON.

Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS died 31 July 1813 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS married

Marie-Anne PELLETIER-- Date: 16 July 1764 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne PELLETIER was the child of Jean-Bernard PELLETIER and Marie-Marthe BRISSON

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Children of Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Anne PELLETIER:

Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS (b.25 September 1765, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1822, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Marie-Thomas BERNIER 24 January 1785 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Simon TALBOT dit GERVAIS (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS (b.13 June 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1817, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)

Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS (b.11 April 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 July 1815, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve CÔTÉ 19 February 1798 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine TALBOT dite GERVAIS (b.5 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1859, Québec, Canada East )

Francois TALBOT dit GERVAIS (b.13 April 1777, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 January 1852, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East)

Marie-Anne TALBOT dite GERVAIS (b.6 April 1780, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1832, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)

Marie-Angelique TALBOT dite GERVAIS (b.19 January 1783, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 January 1845, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER 4 February 1800 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Modeste TALBOT dite GERVAIS (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Genevieve TALBOT dite GERVAIS (b.30 January 1789, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1860, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )

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1743 Birth
1 May 1743
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Anne PELLETIER 16 July 1764 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 25 September 1765, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TALBOT dit GERVAIS was born 13 June 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS was born 11 April 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 5 October 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Francois TALBOT dit GERVAIS was born 13 April 1777, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 6 April 1780, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 19 January 1783, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS married 24 January 1785, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Louis-Marie-Thomas BERNIER

1789 Birth of Child
Genevieve TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 30 January 1789, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS married 19 February 1798 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Genevieve CÔTÉ

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique TALBOT dite GERVAIS married 4 February 1800, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER