Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

(b. 30 July 1745 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1817 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 30 July 1745 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was the child of Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Marie TOUCHET (maternal) André BONIN dit DÉLISLE and Angélique PINARD

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

Paul married Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD 3 September 1770 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD was born 14 February 1753 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephe-Louise died 16 May 1811 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephe-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Elisabeth NADEAU.

Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE died 12 December 1817 in Sorel, 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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Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married

Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD-- Date: 3 September 1770 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Elisabeth NADEAU

Children of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD:

Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE (b.3 September 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1847, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LECLERC 12 August 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE (b.10 September 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1860, Contrecœur, Canada East )
m. Marie-Amable MATTE 24 January 1803 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1745 Birth
30 July 1745
Sorel, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD 3 September 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 25 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 3 September 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE was born 10 September 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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
Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE married 12 August 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE married 24 January 1803, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Amable MATTE