Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN

Born

20 December 1753 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

28 July 1828 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Jean-François LANGLAIS Marie-Josephe HUDON

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Born: 20 December 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François LANGLAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe HUDON

Paternal grandparents: Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN) , Marguerite LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU , Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Jean married Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS 23 January 1787 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS was born 20 July 1757 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Madeleine died 24 January 1852 Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Françoise COTE.

Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN died 28 July 1828 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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Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN married

Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS
Marriage date: 23 January 1787
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Françoise COTE

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Pascal LANGLAIS dit SERIEN

Born: 17 January 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 June 1826, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marcelline GAGNON 8 January 1822 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1753
20 December 1753
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN and Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS 23 January 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 33 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Pascal LANGLAIS dit SERIEN was born 17 January 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean was 34 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Pascal LANGLAIS dit SERIEN married 8 January 1822, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marcelline GAGNON

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)