François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

(b. 30 March 1740 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1806 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 30 March 1740 in Sorel, Canada, New France

François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was the child of Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Marie TOUCHET (maternal) André BONIN dit DÉLISLE and Angélique PINARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Anne PELOQUIN 7 January 1765 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN was born 28 March 1747 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 5 November 1827 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne was the child of François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE.

François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE died 5 April 1806 in Sorel, 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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Family and Children of François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

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François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married

Marie-Anne PELOQUIN-- Date: 7 January 1765 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN was the child of François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE

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Children of François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Anne PELOQUIN:

Marie-Agathe OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.15 November 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Hyacinthe MANDEVILLE 8 November 1784 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Francois OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.26 September 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 3 February 1800 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Genevieve OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.8 December 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 April 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève ÉTHIER 15 February 1802 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.7 December 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.February 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Augustin OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.20 September 1786, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Elisabeth OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.20 September 1786, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 October 1806, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Hippolyte CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN 17 January 1803 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Veronique OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.4 March 1790, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Janvier OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.15 February 1802, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Veronique OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.26 September 1803, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

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1740 Birth
30 March 1740
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Anne PELOQUIN 7 January 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 15 November 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 25 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Francois OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 26 September 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 29 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Genevieve OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 8 December 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 35 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Antoine OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 7 December 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 39 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Michel OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born February 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 42 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE married 8 November 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Hyacinthe MANDEVILLE

1786 Birth of Child
Augustin OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 20 September 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 46 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Elisabeth OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 20 September 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 46 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Veronique OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 4 March 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 49 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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Francois OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married 3 February 1800, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

1802 Marriage of Child
Joseph OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married 15 February 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Geneviève ÉTHIER

1802 Birth of Child
Janvier OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 15 February 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 61 years old.

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE married 17 January 1803, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Hippolyte CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN

1803 Birth of Child
Veronique OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 26 September 1803, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 63 years old.