Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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1 July 1724 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1791 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET

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Born: 1 July 1724 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GOGUET (GOYETTE) , Antoinette-Anne CHARRON

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Marie-Anne married Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE 22 January 1748 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE was born 14 April 1723 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis died 16 December 1788 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marguerite BEAUDET.

Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE died 18 January 1791 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married

Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE
Marriage date: 22 January 1748
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France

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Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marguerite BEAUDET

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Children of Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Born: 23 January 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 19 September 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE 21 January 1771 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Marie-Alexis PAQUET

Born: 26 May 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France

Thomas PAQUET

Born: 19 December 1751, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph PAQUET

Born: 14 June 1753, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques PAQUET dit LARIVIERE

Born: 15 July 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1813, Chambly, Lower Canada

Louis-Mathurin PAQUET

Born: 21 July 1757, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable THOMAS 11 February 1782 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine PAQUET dit LARIVIERE

Born: 1 May 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Pierre PAQUET

Born: 15 February 1761, La Prairie, Canada
Died: ,

Alexis PAQUET

Born: 27 November 1762, La Prairie, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Clemence VAUDRY 4 May 1790 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Josephte BABEU 20 June 1803 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph PAQUET

Born: 3 August 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph PAQUET

Born: 1 February 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François PAQUET

Born: 20 November 1768, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1724
1 July 1724
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1724 Baptism
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Marie Anne Viau
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 01 Jul 1724
baptism/ christening place: Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, Chambly, Quebec
birth date:
birthplace: St Antoine de Lonqueuil, Chambly, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Jeaques Viau
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mother's name: Anne Toinette Goget
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mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: B 18

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Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE - 1724 Baptism Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada

1724 Baptism Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE and Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE 22 January 1748, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 23 years old.

Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE - 1748 Marriage Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada

1748 Marriage Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was born 23 January 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie-Alexis PAQUET was born 26 May 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Thomas PAQUET was born 19 December 1751, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUET was born 14 June 1753, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jacques PAQUET dit LARIVIERE was born 15 July 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louis-Mathurin PAQUET was born 21 July 1757, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Joseph PAQUET died 7 May 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Thomas PAQUET died 7 May 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Antoine PAQUET dit LARIVIERE was born 1 May 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre PAQUET was born 15 February 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Alexis PAQUET was born 27 November 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 38 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUET was born 3 August 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 40 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Joseph PAQUET died 18 August 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUET was born 1 February 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 42 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
François PAQUET was born 20 November 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 44 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE married 21 January 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE

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.

1777 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE died 19 September 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 53 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Louis-Mathurin PAQUET married 11 February 1782, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Amable THOMAS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE died 16 December 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1790 Marriage of Child
Alexis PAQUET married 4 May 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Clemence VAUDRY

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