Jacques SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS

(b. 14 October 1703 , France d. abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Jacques SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS was born 14 October 1703 in France

Jacques SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1732.

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

Jacques married Suzanne GAUTHIER 18 August 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne GAUTHIER was born abt. 1710 in Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA. Suzanne died 7 February 1754 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Suzanne was the child of Jean GAUTHIER and Jeanne RICHARD dite CAPIOUEKOUE.

Jacques married (2) Elisabeth POIRIER 23 October 1754 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . Elisabeth POIRIER was born July 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph POIRIER dit DESLOGES and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE.

Jacques SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS died abt. 1766 in Québec Province, 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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