Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born

14 March 1739 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

23 September 1821 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 March 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Father

Michel VIAU

Mother

Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Michel VIAU Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents

Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE Angélique DUPRÉ

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Angélique DUBUC 16 November 1767 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique DUBUC was born 15 February 1748 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 6 October 1835 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Prudent DUBUC and Angélique FOURNIER.

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 23 September 1821 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Angélique DUBUC
Marriage date: 16 November 1767
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique DUBUC was the child of Prudent DUBUC and Angélique FOURNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Angélique DUBUC

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: 21 March 1771, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise DELISLE 3 February 1807 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: 2 October 1784, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 June 1832, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte VALLEE 3 August 1812 Place: Boucherville, 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 — 1739
14 March 1739
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Angélique DUBUC 16 November 1767, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 28 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 21 March 1771, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

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)

1784 Birth of Child
François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 2 October 1784, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married 3 February 1807, Boucherville, Lower Canada to Louise DELISLE

1812 Marriage of Child
François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married 3 August 1812, Boucherville, Lower Canada to Josephte VALLEE

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