Jean-François LANGLAIS

(b. 3 April 1720 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1797 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François LANGLAIS was born 3 April 1720 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jean-François LANGLAIS was the child of Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN) and Marguerite LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHER

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Jean-François married Marie-Josephe HUDON 9 February 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephe HUDON was born 29 September 1730 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephe died 27 August 1817 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephe was the child of Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine BOUCHARD.

Jean-François LANGLAIS died 15 January 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower 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.

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Jean-François LANGLAIS married

Marie-Josephe HUDON-- Date: 9 February 1750 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe HUDON was the child of Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine BOUCHARD

Children of Jean-François LANGLAIS and Marie-Josephe HUDON:

Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN (b.6 August 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1807, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )
m. Anne Marie DOUCET 4 February 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN (b.20 December 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1828, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS 23 January 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph LANGLAIS dit SERIEN (b.11 March 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1848, St-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne MARTIN 19 August 1782 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN (b.29 June 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1854, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS 4 February 1788 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1720 Birth
3 April 1720
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François LANGLAIS and Marie-Josephe HUDON 9 February 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN was born 6 August 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN was born 20 December 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph LANGLAIS dit SERIEN was born 11 March 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 38 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN was born 29 June 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 43 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN married 4 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Anne Marie DOUCET

1782 Marriage of Child
Joseph LANGLAIS dit SERIEN married 19 August 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Anne MARTIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean LANGLAIS dit SERIEN married 23 January 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Madeleine MARQUIS

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Modeste LANGLAIS dite SERIEN married 4 February 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Vincent-Cyrien DUMAIS

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

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