Guillaume
MICHEL dit TAILLON
(b.
28 December 1676
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
17 February 1729
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
)
Cause of Death: drowned
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Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON was born 28 December 1676 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON was the child of Olivier MICHEL dit TAILLON LETARDIF and Marie-Madeleine COCHON (CAUCHON) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) and Madeleine MIVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Anne GAGNON 11 November 1710 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anne GAGNON was born 23 May 1694 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Anne died 7 April 1776 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Anne was the child of Noel GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN.
Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON died 17 February 1729 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Guillaume appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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