Marie-Suzanne
VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE
(b.
22 August 1748
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
16 December 1807
,
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 22 August 1748 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Pierre VIAU dit LESPERANCE and Marie MENARD dite BELLEROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine BRIENSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Suzanne married Joseph ROY 30 January 1769 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ROY was born 23 May 1742 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Joseph died 12 May 1806 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre ROY and Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE.
Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE died 16 December 1807 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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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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