Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY

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23 February 1728 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1796 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY Marie-Françoise NIQUET

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Born: 23 February 1728 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY

Mother: Marie-Françoise NIQUET

Paternal grandparents: Noel LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY , Geneviève PARENT

Maternal grandparents: Alexis NIQUET , Marie-Françoise GIGUERE

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Charlotte CARON 21 February 1757 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charlotte CARON was born 1 May 1737 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 5 November 1806 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Joseph-Vital CARON and Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET.

Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY died abt. 1796 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY married

Charlotte CARON
Marriage date: 21 February 1757
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Charlotte CARON was the child of Joseph-Vital CARON and Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET

Children of Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Charlotte CARON

Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY

Born: 21 January 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: 24 November 1842, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Charlotte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Born: 16 March 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 December 1849, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Charles LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY

Born: 22 June 1771, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 June 1831, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Marie-Reine-Desanges LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Born: 16 July 1773, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 December 1841, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

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Birth — 1728
23 February 1728
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Charlotte CARON 21 February 1757, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY was born 21 January 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Charlotte LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was born 16 March 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 34 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Charles LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY was born 22 June 1771, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine-Desanges LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY was born 16 July 1773, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 45 years old.

Revolutionary War
TRAVERSY, JOSEPH LANGLOIS
Ancestor #: A116162
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, CAPTAIN
Birth: 2-23-1728 ST FRANCOIS DU LAC CANADA
Death: POST 9-30-1796 ST FRANCOIS DU LAC LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: JOURNALS OF CONT CONGRESS,V 18 P 1042,V 21 P 1079,V 22 P 456;LETTERS TO DELEGATES TO CONGRESS,V 6 P 69-70,V 13 P 366-7;HAMMOND,ROLLS OF SOLS IN THE REV WAR,NH STATE PAPERS V 17 P 133; HAMMOND, LETTERS & PAPERS OF JOHN SULLIVAN, V 1 P 229,237,227-8,290,328
Service Description:
1) MESSENGER & SCOUT, COL BEDEL
2) GENS MONTGOMERY, SULLIVAN, GATES

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST FRANCOIS DU LAC - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) CHARLOTTE VITAL CARON

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