Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS

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16 April 1736 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

1 March 1789 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS Françoise GAGNÉ

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Born: 16 April 1736 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Mother: Françoise GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Richard OTIS , Anna Shuah Susannah STARBUCK

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GAGNÉ , Louise TREMBLAY

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 24 November 1756 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 16 March 1735 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Anne died 10 September 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Catherine LAVOIE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Anne BOLDUC 26 May 1761 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada . Marie-Anne BOLDUC was born 28 March 1732 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 11 June 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean BOLDUC and Marie-Anne FILION.

Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS died 1 March 1789 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS married

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 24 November 1756
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Catherine LAVOIE

Children of Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Born: 18 September 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 26 January 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse-Cecile GRENON 14 January 1777 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS married

Marie-Anne BOLDUC
Marriage date: 26 May 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Marie-Anne BOLDUC was the child of Jean BOLDUC and Marie-Anne FILION

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Birth — 1736
16 April 1736
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 24 November 1756, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 20 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS was born 18 September 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY died 10 September 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Marie-Anne BOLDUC 26 May 1761, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS married 14 January 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Thérèse-Cecile GRENON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1789
1 March 1789
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 52.

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