Brief Life History of Charles Lockman
When Charles Lockman Langille was born on 12 July 1871, in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, David Langille, was 43 and his mother, Mary Allison Bowser, was 37. He married Elizabeth Prang on 19 August 1908, in Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. He lived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America in 1871. He died on 4 June 1949, at the age of 77.
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- Charles Langill in household of David Langill, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Charles Lockman Langill, "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
- Charles Lackman Langill, "Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
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World Events (3)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed
On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Languille: from anguille ‘eel’, with fused definite article l', a nickname related to some characteristic of this fish or a metonymic occupational name for an eel fisher.
History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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