Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

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8 May 1691 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1729 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

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Born: 8 May 1691 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE , Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)

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Jacques married Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET 7 November 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET was born 26 January 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne-Antoinette died 25 September 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne-Antoinette was the child of Pierre GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Antoinette-Anne CHARRON.

Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 17 October 1729 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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 Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

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Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET
Marriage date: 7 November 1718
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET was the child of Pierre GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Antoinette-Anne CHARRON

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Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection

Jacques Viaud and Anne Antoinette Gogue

Children of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET

Marie-Anne VIAU

Born: 3 September 1719 , Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1721, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jacques-François VIAU

Born: 15 February 1721 , Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1796 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ 10 May 1745 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Married: Marguerite LAQUERRE (LAGUERRE) 11 January 1773 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Born: 25 August 1722 , Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 8 August 1782, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 30 May 1740 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Born: 1 July 1724, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 18 January 1791, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques-Alexandre-Alexis PAQUET dit LARIVIERE 22 January 1748 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Thomas VIAU

Born: 30 April 1726, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1727, Longueuil, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine VIAU

Born: 23 March 1728, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 20 September 1728 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine VIAU

Born: 2 July 1729, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1729, Longueuil, Canada, New France

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1691 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Jacques Viau
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 11 May 1691
baptism/ christening place: St. Famille de Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
birth date: 08 May 1691
birthplace: of Longueuil
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Jacques Viau
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marie Therese Robin
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mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-49 B-2

familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE - 1691 Baptism Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Canada

1691 Baptism 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

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET 7 November 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VIAU was born 3 September 1719 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Jacques-François VIAU was born 15 February 1721 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1721 Death of Child
Marie-Anne VIAU died 30 March 1721, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Angélique VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 25 August 1722 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 1 July 1724, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Thomas VIAU was born 30 April 1726, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 35 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine VIAU was born 23 March 1728, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 36 years old.

Death — 1729
17 October 1729
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 38.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine VIAU was born 2 July 1729, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 38 years old.

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