Joseph
VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
5 March 1702
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
6 July 1737
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Joseph VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 5 March 1702 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Joseph VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Anne BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dite BONNEVILLE 5 November 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dite BONNEVILLE was born 10 November 1709 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne died 27 February 1789 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Anne was the child of François BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dit BONNEVILLE and Marie-Jeanne CHARRON.
Joseph VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 6 July 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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