Claire
LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE
(b.
8 November 1771
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
12 March 1863
,
Verchères, Canada East
)
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Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE was born 8 November 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE was the child of Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean SOULIÈRE TRANCHEMONTAGNE SUSTIER and Marie-Louise LESAGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claire married Etienne ROBERT 6 August 1793 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne ROBERT was born 19 August 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Etienne died 29 April 1840 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Etienne was the child of Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Antoinette LEDUC.
Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE died 12 March 1863 in Verchères, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Claire 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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