Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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25 August 1722 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1782 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET

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Born: 25 August 1722 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GOGUET (GOYETTE) , Antoinette-Anne CHARRON

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Angélique married Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 30 May 1740 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE was born 2 March 1714 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 11 February 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louis was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET.

Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE died 8 August 1782 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married

Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE
Marriage date: 30 May 1740
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET

Children of Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE

Born: 11 April 1742, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE 3 November 1766 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Reine DUBUC 13 October 1788 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE

Born: 18 December 1743, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1797, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Louise LUNEGENT dite BEAUROSIER 2 October 1769 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT 12 October 1772 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Catherine FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE

Born: 30 December 1749, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Dominique DASSYLVA 15 February 1768 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste FISSIAU dit LARAMEE

Born: 12 July 1752, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE 20 February 1775 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 16 February 1801 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1722 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Angelique Viau
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 25 Aug 1722
baptism/ christening place: Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, Chambly, Quebec
birth date: 25 Aug 1722
birthplace: Longueuil
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Jacques Viau
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Anne Toinette Goyet
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-9 B-13
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1740 Marriage / Partner
Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE and Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 30 May 1740 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

She was 17 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE was born 11 April 1742, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Angélique was 19 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE was born 18 December 1743, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Angélique was 21 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Catherine FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE was born 30 December 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Angélique was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FISSIAU dit LARAMEE was born 12 July 1752, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Angélique was 29 years old.

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

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE married 3 November 1766, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Angélique SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

1768 Marriage of Child
Catherine FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE married 15 February 1768, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jean-Baptiste-Dominique DASSYLVA

1769 Marriage of Child
Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE married 2 October 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie Louise LUNEGENT dite BEAUROSIER

1772 Marriage of Child
Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE married 12 October 1772, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FISSIAU dit LARAMEE married 20 February 1775, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Françoise PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.