Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Born

1 May 1721 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1793 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Born: 1 May 1721 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Father

Jean-Antoine MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother

Marie-Louise LECOMPTE

Grandparents of Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Jean MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE Marie MOITIÉ

Maternal grandparents

Louis LECOMPTE dit DUPRÉ Marie-Catherine ROLLAND dite SAINT-GEORGES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE 29 January 1753 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE was born 17 November 1716 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Francois-Marie died 31 March 1793 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Francois-Marie was the child of François Marie PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER.

Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE died 29 October 1793 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE married

Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE
Marriage date: 29 January 1753
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE was the child of François Marie PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER

Children of Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Marie-Anne-Angelique PICOTE DE BELESTRE

Born: 17 November 1758, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1826, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Angus John MACDONELL (MACDONALD) 20 June 1791 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada

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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 — 1721
1 May 1721
Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE and Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE 29 January 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 31 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Angelique PICOTE DE BELESTRE was born 17 November 1758, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

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.

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.