Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE

(b. 18 February 1752 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1804 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE was born 18 February 1752 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Madeleine CAUCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FAFARD (maternal) Charles COCHON (CAUCHON) and Madeleine DUPONT

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Francois married Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 29 October 1781 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 19 January 1759 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Charlotte died 2 September 1796 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Charlotte was the child of Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Francois married (2) Marie JALIN (JOLIN) 3 October 1803 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Marie JALIN (JOLIN) was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Etienne JALIN (JOLIN) and Agathe LEROUX.

Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE died 26 March 1804 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .

m. Jolin Marie
m. Leclerc Charlotte

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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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Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE married

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE-- Date: 29 October 1781 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was the child of Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE married

Marie JALIN (JOLIN)-- Date: 3 October 1803 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie JALIN (JOLIN) was the child of Etienne JALIN (JOLIN) and Agathe LEROUX

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1752 Birth
18 February 1752
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE and Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE 29 October 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 29 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)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE died 2 September 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE and Marie JALIN (JOLIN) 3 October 1803, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 51 years old.

1804 Death
26 March 1804
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 52.

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