Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Born

18 September 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1813 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Born: 18 September 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Father

Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Mother

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Paternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS Françoise GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jean TREMBLAY Catherine LAVOIE

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

Jean married Thérèse-Cecile GRENON 14 January 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thérèse-Cecile GRENON was born 19 December 1760 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . Thérèse-Cecile died 2 April 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Thérèse-Cecile was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN.

Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS died 26 January 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS married

Thérèse-Cecile GRENON
Marriage date: 14 January 1777
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Thérèse-Cecile GRENON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENON and Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

Children of Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Thérèse-Cecile GRENON

Marie-Josephte OTIS

Born: 30 August 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Janvier POTVIN 10 October 1797 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Marie OTIS dite LANGLAIS

Born: 19 November 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 March 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 27 November 1798 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS

Born: 22 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 June 1867, Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Canada East

Married: Madeleine COULOMBE 1 January 1811 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Adelaide OTIS

Born: 17 September 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1885, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 17 January 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Euphemie OTIS

Born: 23 December 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 30 September 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Michel HARVEY 1 February 1820 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1757
18 September 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS and Thérèse-Cecile GRENON 14 January 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte OTIS was born 30 August 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 20 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie OTIS dite LANGLAIS was born 19 November 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS was born 22 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Adelaide OTIS was born 17 September 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 38 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte OTIS married 10 October 1797, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Janvier POTVIN

1797 Birth of Child
Euphemie OTIS was born 23 December 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 40 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie OTIS dite LANGLAIS married 27 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Marriage of Child
Jean OTIS dit LANGLAIS married 1 January 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Madeleine COULOMBE