Basile GERVAIS dit TALBOT

(b. 23 January 1765 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Basile GERVAIS dit TALBOT was born 23 January 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Basile GERVAIS dit TALBOT was the child of Charles GERVAIS and Marie-Josephte HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GERVAIS and Madeleine JOURDAIN dite LABROSSE (maternal) Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX

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

Basile married Madeleine MARTIN dite PELLANT 15 May 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine MARTIN dite PELLANT was born 23 August 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine was the child of Pierre MARTIN dit PELLANT and Thérèse FAGNAN.

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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Basile GERVAIS dit TALBOT married

Madeleine MARTIN dite PELLANT-- Date: 15 May 1786 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine MARTIN dite PELLANT was the child of Pierre MARTIN dit PELLANT and Thérèse FAGNAN

Children of Basile GERVAIS dit TALBOT and Madeleine MARTIN dite PELLANT:

Catherine GERVAIS (b.23 February 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Marie GADOURY dit DAGORY 16 November 1807 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Ursule GERVAIS (b.18 September 1794, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DUBORD dit CLERMONT 30 October 1815 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1765 Birth
23 January 1765
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

1786 Marriage / Partner
Basile GERVAIS dit TALBOT and Madeleine MARTIN dite PELLANT 15 May 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Catherine GERVAIS was born 23 February 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Basile was 27 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Ursule GERVAIS was born 18 September 1794, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Basile was 29 years old.

Added: 7/24/2020 9:37:43 AM - Updated: 3/18/2026 4:38:13 PM