Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS

(b. 1 March 1741 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1823 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS was born 1 March 1741 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS was the child of Jacques SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Suzanne GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GAUTHIER and Jeanne RICHARD dite CAPIOUEKOUE

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

Paul married Josephe VALADE 9 January 1769 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe VALADE was born abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephe died 14 January 1839 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Josephe was the child of Charles VALADE and Geneviève-Anne PILON.

Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS died 28 May 1823 in Les Cèdres, 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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Josephe VALADE-- Date: 9 January 1769 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
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Josephe VALADE was the child of Charles VALADE and Geneviève-Anne PILON

Children of Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Josephe VALADE:

Madeleine SOUCHEREAU (b.4 August 1777, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE 21 January 1799 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1741 Birth
1 March 1741
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Paul SOUCHEREAU dit LANGOUMOIS and Josephe VALADE 9 January 1769, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 27 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 Birth of Child
Madeleine SOUCHEREAU was born 4 August 1777, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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
Madeleine SOUCHEREAU married 21 January 1799, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England