Cyrile Tallman

     Cyrile Tallman was born on 28 June 1852 at Quebec; gravestone at St Mary's R.C. Cemetery. He was the son of Daniel S. Tallman and Delia Stringer. Cyrile Tallman was baptized on 5 July 1853 at St Jean Chrysostome, Quebec. He married Martha Matilda Perras-Hebert on 26 September 1874 at St Edmund's Church, Ellenburg, Clinton Co, New York.¹ Cyrile Tallman married Annie Roberts on 24 June 1917 at Champlain, Clinton Co, New York.² Cyrile Tallman died on 7 May 1919 at Perry's Mills, Clinton Co, New York, at age 66; Cyrile Covey had been ill for some weeks before passing. His gravestone reads that he died the 6th of May.³ He was buried at St Mary's Cemetery, Clinton Co, New York.
     He appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at Mooers, Clinton Co, New York; Cyril was aged 27, wife Matilda 25, daughter Matilda was 7 and son Daniel was 1.⁴ Cyrille Tallman received a Fenien Medal probably about 1900 through the mail for his service in 1870, 51st Battalion. His mailing address at that time was Perigo Mills[sic], New York [Film C-1863, Volume 9, page 107]. He appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Burlington, Chittenden Co, Vermont; Cyrille Tolman, 47, Matilda, 44, Antoine, 20, Mary, 18, Joseph, 14, James, 16, Adelia, 12, Carrie, 10, William, 9, Arlie, 6, George, 4, John, 2 and Margaret, 6/12 mos. Cyril and Matilda had been married 27 years, had 16 children together, with just 13 still living.⁵ He appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 at Champlain, Clinton Co, New York; "Cereal" Tolman was aged 59, wife Matilda, 54, Willie, 18; Harley, 17; George, 14; John, 12; and Margaret, 11. The children were all born New York. Matilda had been the mother of 17 children, and 14 were still living.⁶ At least nine of Cyrile's children were listed as of Barre, MA in the probate records for Matilda Tallman in 1916. Antoine was of St Hyacinthe in Quebec, James of Roxham, Quebec, dau Matilda Matott of Altona, NY, Aurelia Roberts of Champlain, NY along with son Daniel and widower Cyrile.