Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Born

5 October 1759 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

31 July 1827 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Josephte married Pierre GINGRAS 8 April 1777 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GINGRAS was born 22 August 1751 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Pierre died 2 May 1825 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada. Pierre was the child of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Josephte MOISAN .

Parents & Family of Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Parents of Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Father

François LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY

Mother

Felicite HAMEL

Grandparents of Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Paternal grandparents

Jean LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY Marie-Madeleine BISSON

Maternal grandparents

Andre HAMEL Felicite MOREAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY married

Pierre GINGRAS
Marriage date: 8 April 1777
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre GINGRAS was the child of Mathieu GINGRAS and Marie-Josephte MOISAN

Children of Pierre GINGRAS and Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Augustin GINGRAS

Born: 4 April 1795, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1854, Québec, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LAINE 27 April 1824 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1759
5 October 1759
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY and Pierre GINGRAS 8 April 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 17 years old.