Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born

7 December 1821 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

Died

Moise married Marie LETENDRE 13 April 1847 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LETENDRE was born 12 December 1827 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Ignace LETENDRE and Charlotte ANTAYA dite PELLETIER .

Parents & Family of Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Parents of Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Father

François VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother

Josephte VALLEE

Grandparents of Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Angélique DUBUC

Maternal grandparents

Michel VALLEE Josephte LERICHE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie LETENDRE
Marriage date: 13 April 1847
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Marie LETENDRE was the child of Ignace LETENDRE and Charlotte ANTAYA dite PELLETIER

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

Children of Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie LETENDRE

Marie LESPERANCE

Born: abt. 1848, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Napoleon MILLET 4 February 1868 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada

Moise VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: abt. 1850, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie RAJOTTE 20 February 1871 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Exerile LEMOINE 2 April 1883 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Moise's Québec records.

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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