Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN

(b. 6 August 1752 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1807 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )

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Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN was born 6 August 1752 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN was the child of Jean-François LANGLAIS and Marie-Josephe HUDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN) and Marguerite LAVOIE (maternal) Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Madeleine BOUCHARD

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

Henri married Anne Marie DOUCET 4 February 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne Marie DOUCET was born 18 March 1751 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne Marie was the child of Pierre-Paul DOUCET and Anne BRUN.

Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN died 3 November 1807 in L'Isle-Verte, 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.

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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Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN married

Anne Marie DOUCET-- Date: 4 February 1777 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne Marie DOUCET was the child of Pierre-Paul DOUCET and Anne BRUN

Children of Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN and Anne Marie DOUCET:

Alexis SERIEN dit LANGLAIS (b.30 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 January 1851, Cacouna, Canada East )
m. Modeste TREMBLAY 25 July 1809 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Esther SERIEN dite LANGLAIS (b.13 June 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. 19 May 1831, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHAMBERLAND 7 February 1814 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1752 Birth
6 August 1752
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Henri LANGLAIS dit SERIEN and Anne Marie DOUCET 4 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Alexis SERIEN dit LANGLAIS was born 30 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Henri was 31 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
Esther SERIEN dite LANGLAIS was born 13 June 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Henri was 42 years old.

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