Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON

(b. abt. 1751 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1837 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON was the child of Louis MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Jeanne BARON (maternal) Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne LACROIX

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

Marie-Josephte married Joseph SALOIS 28 October 1771 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph SALOIS was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of François SALOIS and Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT.

Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON died 15 August 1837 in Saint-Ours, 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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Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON married

Joseph SALOIS-- Date: 28 October 1771 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph SALOIS was the child of François SALOIS and Agathe-Catherine LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Children of Joseph SALOIS and Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON:

Antoine SALOIS (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise BARDIER dite SANSOUCY 20 July 1801 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques SALOIS (b.18 February 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1859, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Victoire ARPIN (HARPIN) 14 October 1799 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MICHEL dite TAILLON and Joseph SALOIS 28 October 1771 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Jacques SALOIS was born 18 February 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Jacques SALOIS married 14 October 1799 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Victoire ARPIN (HARPIN)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Antoine SALOIS married 20 July 1801, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Louise BARDIER dite SANSOUCY

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec