Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN

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27 May 1739 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1788 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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François RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

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Born: 27 May 1739 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: François RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN

Mother: Marie-Anne GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean GUILBAULT-GRANDBOIS , Marie-Louise DASSYLVA (DASYLVA)

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND 20 September 1762 in La-Pérade, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND was born 28 May 1745 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephe died 29 May 1826 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Louise RICARD.

Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN died 1 October 1788 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN married

Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND
Marriage date: 20 September 1762
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada
Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit ST-AMAND and Marie-Louise RICARD

Children of Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND

Marie-Josephte RAJOTTE dite LANGEVIN

Born: 9 July 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1832, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Louis CHARBONNEAU 26 November 1792 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte RAJOTTE dite LANGEVIN

Born: 7 April 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 August 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques MARTIN dit VERSAILLES 10 February 1794 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Angélique RAJOTTE dite LANGEVIN

Born: abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 10 January 1803 Place: Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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Birth — 1739
27 May 1739
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RAJOTTE dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Josephe ROBERT dite ST-AMAND 20 September 1762, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RAJOTTE dite LANGEVIN was born 9 July 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Charlotte RAJOTTE dite LANGEVIN was born 7 April 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.