Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

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28 November 1690 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 August 1770 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE Madeleine CHAPEAU

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Born: 28 November 1690 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Madeleine CHAPEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE , Jeanne CHAVERLANGE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CHAPEAU , Madeleine DUVAL

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Pierre-Noel married Marie-Agnes LAJOUE 7 January 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agnes LAJOUE was born 13 June 1700 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Agnes was the child of François LAJOUE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE).

Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE died 12 August 1770 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Maitre Sculpteur

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Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Agnes LAJOUE
Marriage date: 7 January 1719
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Agnes LAJOUE was the child of François LAJOUE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

Children of Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Agnes LAJOUE

Michel-Rene LEVASSEUR

Born: 12 October 1724, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 29 January 1753 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1690
28 November 1690
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Agnes LAJOUE 7 January 1719, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Birth of Child
Michel-Rene LEVASSEUR was born 12 October 1724, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre-Noel was 33 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Michel-Rene LEVASSEUR married 29 January 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France to Marie TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.