Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

Born

30 July 1745 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

12 December 1817 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

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Born: 30 July 1745 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

Father

Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN)

Mother

Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE

Grandparents of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

Paternal grandparents

Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) Marie TOUCHET

Maternal grandparents

André BONIN dit DÉLISLE Angélique PINARD

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

Paul married Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD 3 September 1770 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD was born 14 February 1753 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe-Louise died 16 May 1811 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Elisabeth NADEAU.

Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE died 12 December 1817 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married

Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD
Marriage date: 3 September 1770
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Elisabeth NADEAU

Children of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD

Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE

Born: 3 September 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1847, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste LECLERC 12 August 1799 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

Born: 10 September 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 April 1860, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Marie-Amable MATTE 24 January 1803 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1745
30 July 1745
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD 3 September 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 3 September 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 10 September 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE married 12 August 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married 24 January 1803, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Marie-Amable MATTE