Jean
OTIS dit LANGLAIS
(b.
22 September 1787
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
11 June 1867
,
Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Canada East
)
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Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS was born 22 September 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS was the child of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Thérèse-Cecile GRENON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Madeleine COULOMBE 1 January 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine COULOMBE was born 27 May 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine died 23 February 1863 in Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane). Madeleine was the child of Thomas-Charles COULOMBE and Rosalie PERRON.
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS died 11 June 1867 in Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Canada East .
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Occupation
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS was a Marchand et Cultivateur.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS was a Marchand et Cultivateur.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
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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