Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON

(b. 31 August 1716 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1800 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada )

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Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON was born 31 August 1716 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON was the child of Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON and Anne GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier MICHEL dit TAILLON LETARDIF and Marie-Madeleine COCHON (CAUCHON) (maternal) Noel GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

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Pierre married Monique BACON 23 November 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Monique BACON was born 15 November 1724 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Monique died 8 May 1811 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Monique was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER.

Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON died 12 July 1800 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .

m. Bacon Monique

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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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Monique BACON-- Date: 23 November 1751 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Monique BACON was the child of Joseph BACON and Dorothee CLOUTIER

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1716 Birth
31 August 1716
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MICHEL dit TAILLON and Monique BACON 23 November 1751, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 35 years old.

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.

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.