Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS

(b. 1 October 1742 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1820 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS was born 1 October 1742 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS was the child of Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Charlotte SOMMEREUX (maternal) François MEUNIER and Angélique JACOB

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Antoine married Francoise BLAIS 24 October 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise BLAIS was born 19 September 1742 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Francoise died 6 September 1773 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Francoise was the child of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE.

Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS died 24 January 1820 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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Francoise BLAIS-- Date: 24 October 1763 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise BLAIS was the child of Michel-Toussaint BLAIS and Françoise LIZOTTE

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1742 Birth
1 October 1742
Berthier-sur-Mer, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Antoine TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Francoise BLAIS 24 October 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise BLAIS died 6 September 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.