François
VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
2 October 1784
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
21 June 1832
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 2 October 1784 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Angélique DUBUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel VIAU and Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE (maternal) Prudent DUBUC and Angélique FOURNIERSpouse(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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josephte was the child of Michel VALLEE and Josephte LERICHE.
François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 21 June 1832 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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