Jean
OTIS dit LANGLAIS
Born
22 September 1787
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
11 June 1867
,
Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Canada East
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Born: 22 September 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS
Mother:
Thérèse-Cecile GRENON
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS
, Marie-Anne TREMBLAY
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste GRENON
, Marie-Dorothee FORTIN
Spouse(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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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: 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)
Spouse & Children of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS married 
Madeleine COULOMBE
Marriage date: 1 January 1811
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Madeleine COULOMBE
Madeleine COULOMBE was the child of Thomas-Charles COULOMBE and Rosalie PERRON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Madeleine COULOMBEMarriage date: 1 January 1811
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Madeleine COULOMBEMadeleine COULOMBE was the child of Thomas-Charles COULOMBE and Rosalie PERRON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Madeleine COULOMBE
Thomas OTISBorn: 29 December 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1897, Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Québec, Canada
Died: 24 November 1897, Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Québec, Canada
Married: Marie HARRISON 6 November 1832 Place: Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)
Sophie OTISMarried: Guillaume RAYMOND 31 July 1838 Place: Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)
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Birth — 178722 September 1787
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Marriage / PartnerJean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Madeleine COULOMBE 1 January 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 23 years old.
1812 Birth of ChildThomas OTIS was born 29 December 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Jean was 25 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildSophie OTIS was born 17 September 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Jean was 31 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Marriage of ChildThomas OTIS married 6 November 1832, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane) to Marie HARRISON
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Marriage of ChildSophie OTIS married 31 July 1838, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane) to Guillaume RAYMOND
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Death of ChildSophie OTIS died 6 August 1850, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)
Jean was 62 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1863 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine COULOMBE died 23 February 1863, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)
Death — 186711 June 1867
Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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