Pierre-Joseph
COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
11 April 1740
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
21 April 1806
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was born
11 April 1740
in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE
was the child of
Pierre COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE
and
Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and
Catherine BADAILLAC
(maternal)
Jean-Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE and
Marguerite BENOIT
Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE died 21 April 1806 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Occupation: Médecin
m. Arsenault Genevieve
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What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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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Birth 11 April 1740
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Death 21 April 1806Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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