Marie-Anne
VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE
(b.
12 October 1732
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
2 February 1789
,
Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 12 October 1732 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Joseph VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dite BONNEVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE (maternal) François BOUTEILLE (BOUTEILLER) dit BONNEVILLE and Marie-Jeanne CHARRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Gilles LAUZON 7 February 1752 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gilles LAUZON was born 29 January 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Gilles died 28 May 1816 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Gilles was the child of Gilles LAUZON and Marie-Anne GROULX.
Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE died 2 February 1789 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
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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