Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Born

14 April 1773 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 October 1843 , Yamaska, Canada East

Etienne married Elisabeth LEMIRE 6 May 1799 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LEMIRE was born 23 October 1777 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 11 October 1843 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East . Elisabeth was the child of Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE .

Parents & Family of Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Parents of Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Father

Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Mother

Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Grandparents of Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE Marie-Françoise HOUDE

m. Lemire Elisabeth

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE married

Elisabeth LEMIRE
Marriage date: 6 May 1799
Marriage place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
Elisabeth LEMIRE was the child of Antoine LEMIRE and Geneviève CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Children of Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE and Elisabeth LEMIRE

Hyacinthe LESPERANCE

Born: 18 March 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 17 December 1904, Lafontaine, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Married: Marie-Flora PINARD 1852

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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 — 1773
14 April 1773
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE and Elisabeth LEMIRE 6 May 1799, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe LESPERANCE was born 18 March 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Etienne was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England