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Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE was born 9 May 1740 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE was the child of Jean LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Anne MESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre LANGLOIS and Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE (maternal) François-Michel MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne AMYOT (AMIOT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Catherine GERVAIS 1 February 1768 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine GERVAIS was born 23 April 1749 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Catherine was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.
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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