Brief Life History of Maria Catherine
When Maria Catherine Langille was born on 6 January 1764, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, British North America, her father, David Langille, was 48 and her mother, Marie Catherine Bezanson, was 30. She married Jean George Patriquin about 1778, in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1871, in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 107, and was buried in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Maria Catharina Langille Patriquin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Catherine Patriquin in entry for Elizabeth Langill, "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
- Catharine Patriquin in entry for Elizabeth Sangill, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
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1820 · Cape Breton Island
In 1820, Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia. It is located on the Northeastern part of Nova Scotia. Until then it had been owned by the French until 1763. Than was in British control and a separate colony in 1784.
1823
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1848 · Self-Governing
In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.
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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