Alexandre
OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE
(b.
27 February 1811
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
7 June 1873
,
Contrecœur, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexandre OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 27 February 1811 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Alexandre OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Amable MATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD (maternal) Alexis MATTE and Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Marie LECLERC 28 February 1832 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Marie LECLERC was born 25 January 1814 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE.
Alexandre OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE died 7 June 1873 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexandre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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