Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Born

5 February 1719 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN)Marguerite LAVOIE

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Born: 5 February 1719 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN)

Mother: Marguerite LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François LAVOIE , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 13 August 1736 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 1 March 1710 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Baptiste died 9 April 1783 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNON.

Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN died 6 March 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Spouse & Children of Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

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Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN married

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
Marriage date: 13 August 1736
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNON

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Marie-Louise GAGNON

Born: 13 March 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: André OUELLET 11 April 1758 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON

Born: 24 August 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1808, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte PLOURDE 9 January 1769 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Marie-Catherine OUELLET 13 January 1772 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Catherine GAGNON

Born: 20 May 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1819, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis MORAIS 8 June 1761 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Genevieve GAGNON

Born: 28 August 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie HUDON dit BEAULIEU 18 February 1765 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Germain GAGNON

Born: 4 January 1748, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1827, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BERUBE 7 January 1771 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis GAGNON

Born: 19 August 1751, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 29 January 1838, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth BONENFANT 26 September 1774 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: 12 March 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1827, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve-Marie OUELLET 1782

Marie-Judith-Modeste GAGNON

Born: 19 January 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 19 November 1833, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET 24 January 1780 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1719
5 February 1719
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN and Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 13 August 1736, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 17 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNON was born 13 March 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON was born 24 August 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNON was born 20 May 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNON was born 28 August 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Germain GAGNON was born 4 January 1748, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNON was born 19 August 1751, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 12 March 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNON married 11 April 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to André OUELLET

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith-Modeste GAGNON was born 19 January 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNON married 8 June 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexis MORAIS

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GAGNON married 18 February 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph-Marie HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1769 Marriage of Child
Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON married 9 January 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Charlotte PLOURDE

1771 Marriage of Child
Germain GAGNON married 7 January 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Louise BERUBE

1772 Marriage of Child
Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON married 13 January 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Catherine OUELLET

1774 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 26 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Elisabeth BONENFANT

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith-Modeste GAGNON married 24 January 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste OUELLET