Jean Baptiste
OTIS dit LANGLAIS
(b.
abt. 1680
,
Dover, New Hampshire, New England
d.
15 September 1760
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
)
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Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS was born abt. 1680 in Dover, New Hampshire, New England
Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS was the child of Richard OTIS and Anna Shuah Susannah STARBUCK and the grandchild of: (maternal) Edward STARBUCK and Catherine Eunice REYNOLDSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Cecile POULIN 4 November 1703 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile POULIN was born 16 January 1676 in Cap Tourmente, Canada. Cecile died 26 April 1731 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Cecile was the child of Jean POULIN (POULAIN) and Louise PARÉ.
Jean Baptiste married (2) Françoise GAGNÉ 9 February 1733 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise GAGNÉ was born 22 January 1696 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Françoise died 1 June 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Françoise was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY.
Jean Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS died 15 September 1760 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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