François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born

2 October 1784 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 June 1832 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

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Born: 2 October 1784 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Father

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother

Marie-Angélique DUBUC

Grandparents of François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Michel VIAU Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Prudent DUBUC Angélique FOURNIER

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

François married Josephte VALLEE 3 August 1812 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte VALLEE was born 18 August 1792 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Michel VALLEE and Josephte LERICHE.

François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 21 June 1832 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Josephte VALLEE
Marriage date: 3 August 1812
Marriage place: Boucherville, Lower Canada
Josephte VALLEE was the child of Michel VALLEE and Josephte LERICHE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Josephte VALLEE

Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: 7 December 1821, Boucherville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie LETENDRE 13 April 1847 Place: Sorel, Canada East

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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 — 1784
2 October 1784
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1812 Marriage / Partner
François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Josephte VALLEE 3 August 1812, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 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

1821 Birth of Child
Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 7 December 1821, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 37 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England