Dorothee BACON

(b. 18 March 1735 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 9 February 1822 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Dorothee BACON was born 18 March 1735 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Dorothee BACON was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eustache BACON (BASCON) and Louise GUIMOND (maternal) Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT and Anne THIBAULT

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

Dorothee married Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE 25 August 1755 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE was born abt. 1725 in France. Jean died 26 December 1795 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.

Dorothee BACON died 9 February 1822 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.

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Dorothee BACON married

Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE-- Date: 25 August 1755 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Children of Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Dorothee BACON:

Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE (b.10 June 1758, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Abel-Charles MICHON 28 November 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre TALON dit LESPERANCE (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Claire DAMIEN 9 January 1787 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE (b.14 April 1768, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 July 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe DUMAS 30 May 1797 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Therese-Marie TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE (b.26 September 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Paul-Isidore CÔTÉ 11 February 1793 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1735 Birth
18 March 1735
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee BACON and Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE 25 August 1755, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 20 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE was born 10 June 1758, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Dorothee was 23 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE was born 14 April 1768, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Dorothee was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Therese-Marie TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE was born 26 September 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Dorothee was 40 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 Marriage of Child
Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE married 28 November 1777 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Abel-Charles MICHON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Pierre TALON dit LESPERANCE married 9 January 1787, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Claire DAMIEN

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Therese-Marie TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE married 11 February 1793 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Paul-Isidore CÔTÉ

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE died 26 December 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1797 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TALON dit L'ESPÉRANCE married 30 May 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Josephe DUMAS

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

1810 Death of Child
Dorothee TALON dite L'ESPÉRANCE died 25 June 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Dorothee was 75 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death
9 February 1822
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 86.

Added: 3/31/2016 1:03:55 PM - Updated: 4/30/2020 11:09:14 AM