Joseph Noel Taillefer (December 25, 1828 – June 1, 1897[1]) was a farmer, lawyer and political figure in Manitoba.
He was born in the village of Saint-Joseph, Lower Canada near Montreal.
[2] Taillefer served as a Papal Zouave, He was made a Chevalier de l'ordre Pie 1X (Montreal paper Tuesday, June 1897), travelling to Europe in 1868.
Taillefer married Mary Jane McDermot, the daughter of a well-known Winnipeg merchant.
Andrew McDermot,[3] The family later moved to a homestead in Lebret, Saskatchewan.