Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

(b. 27 February 1719 , France d. , Québec Province, Canada )

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Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE was born 27 February 1719 in France

Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE was the child of ? and ?

Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1766.

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

Étienne married Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE 15 September 1766 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 28 September 1738 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise died 11 April 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Françoise HOUDE.

son of Guillaume Poujot and Louise Sabettier

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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