Jacques TAILLON

(b. 6 September 1714 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1784 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques TAILLON was born 6 September 1714 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jacques TAILLON was the child of Joseph MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Anne LEBEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier MICHEL dit TAILLON LETARDIF and Marie-Madeleine COCHON (CAUCHON) (maternal) Jean LEBEL and Anne SOUCY

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

Jacques married Marie-Anne BÉCHARD 10 September 1742 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BÉCHARD was born 3 October 1723 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE.

Jacques TAILLON died 2 March 1784 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bechard Marie-Anne

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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.

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Jacques TAILLON married

Marie-Anne BÉCHARD-- Date: 10 September 1742 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BÉCHARD was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

Children of Jacques TAILLON and Marie-Anne BÉCHARD:

Joseph-Michel TAILLON (b.12 May 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 25 September 1812, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne FORTIN 17 November 1766 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne TAILLON (b.13 June 1747, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1805, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Edmond Armand COMEAU 1 June 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1714 Birth
6 September 1714
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jacques TAILLON and Marie-Anne BÉCHARD 10 September 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 28 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel TAILLON was born 12 May 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TAILLON was born 13 June 1747, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jacques was 32 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel TAILLON married 17 November 1766, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne FORTIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TAILLON married 1 June 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Edmond Armand COMEAU

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.