Jean-Jacques Jacques Langille (abt. 1743 - abt. 1818)

Born about 1743 in Dampierre les Bois, Doubs, Principauté de Montbéliard, Saint-Empire Romain Germanique

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Ledurney) Langille — married about 1785 in Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 1818 at about age 75 in Nova Scotia

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Note: Please take care not to confuse this man with his older brother, who bore the same legal name, but was referred to as James (translation of Jacques) rather than John. Our modern perspective should not be imposed on the information provided in the sources for this family, and WikiTree is basing these profiles on the research of noted scholars, Terry Punch and Esther Clarke Wright.

• David Langille and his first wife may have had two sons named Jean Jacques. If so, the younger may have been born after the death of the elder and named for his deceased brother. The survivor was born in 1736, and is the subject of another profile. The second Jean Jacques, called John, was born circa 1743, and may have been an adopted son of David Langille's second wife, Marie Catherine David^{[1] [2][3]}.

Biography

This Jean-Jacques Langille is probably an adopted son of David Langille, and a natural child of David's second wife Marie-Catherine David by a previous husband. This Jean-Jacques moved to Tatamagouche with his stepfather in 1772 to found the Brule Point Langille family. There are two options for his origin, and no compelling evidence for one or the other, although this profile indicates he was David Langille's son, he is assumed have been his step-son, and surnamed Langille by adoption. In 1752, David Langille's family emigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the Sally. James Langille is listed separately, while his father, David, is listed with his second wife, adopted son John Langille, and two children under the age of 4, who may have been stepchildren who died with their mother during the voyage or shortly after arrival in Halifax. The passenger lists and victualling lists show the older brother and only one younger brother - it is understood that a third boy died in the crossing^{[4] [1] [2]}. In 1753, they were among the founders of Lunenburg township^{[5] [6] [7]}

Circa 1772, David Langille's family moved to Frederick River, River John, Colchester County, Nova Scotia.^{[3] [1]}, where John Langille married Jane,^[1]possibly a daughter of the Acadian trader known as Captain Toney,^[8] and they lived at Brule Point^{[3] [9]}. Their children included:

1. Mary Ann, who married Peter, son of John George Mattetall^[1]
2. Isaac (~1788-1865), who married Margaret, daughter of James Dunn^[1]
3. Thomas (~1792-1876), who married Mary, daughter of William Salisbury^[1]
4. David, born circa 1793, who married Mary Joundrey^[1]
5. Nicholas, born circa 1801, who married Ruth, daughter of James Dunn^[1]

John Langille died in 1818 at Brule Point, Nova Scotia^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Montbéliard Emigrations to Nova Scotia, 1749-1752, Terrence M. Punch, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore Maryland, 2014, see Langille family #1, pages 117-121
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Patterson, George, 1824-. A History of the County of Pictou, Nova Scotia. Montreal: Dawson brothers; [etc., etc.], 1877. See pages 128-133 and other references
4. ↑ Lunenburg County GenWeb Passenger Lists for Ships Carrying the "Foreign Protestants" to Nova Scotia; 119 Families 30 May 1752 "SALLY", John Robinson, Master ...
   • Langile, David 34 Montbeliard Farmer
   • Langile, Jean Jacques 16 Montbeliard Farmer
5. ↑ Lunenburg County GenWeb 1755 Victual List for Lunenburg; From Winthrop Bell's (work sheet notes) MG1 - Vol.113 at PANS.; Compiled in alphabetical order by Bryan Keddy on June 29th, 2000. ... LANGILE - David, Jean Jaques (1), Jean Jaques (2), Maria [Sally 52] (0)-(N.W.)
6. ↑ Lunenburg County GenWeb 1756 Lunenburg Victualling List; Alphabetical List of Names as published in "Historic Saga of Leheve (LaHave)" by Ruth E Kaulback compiled by Chris Young ... LANGILLE David, Jean Jacques
7. ↑ Lunenburg County GenWeb 1757 Lunenburg Victualling List; Alphabetical List of Names; Compiled by Chris Young from Appendix B of a Report Board of Trustees of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia 1936 for year 1937 pp 20-33. This index was prepared from a typed list dated March 1967 and on file at The South Shore Genealogical Society, and shows LANGILE (LANGILLE) David, Jaque, Jean, Maria
8. ↑ based on shared DNA between descendants of this profile and descendants of Captain Toney's daughter Catherine
9. ↑ Patterson, Frank H. (1917). A History of Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Halifax: Royal Print & Litho Ltd. p. 25. Name of John Langill's wife is not provided in this source, or her origins