Pierre
COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE
(b.
20 May 1741
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
20 January 1809
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was born 20 May 1741 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was the child of Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine POUPARD (POUPART) (maternal) René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Louise FORESTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Josephte POIRIER 10 February 1772 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte POIRIER was born 20 March 1749 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josephte died 14 March 1810 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josephte was the child of Daniel POIRIER and Marie-Anne GIRARD.
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE died 20 January 1809 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
m. Poirier Josephte
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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