flag female ancestor  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 BRIEN

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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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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married flag male ancestor Joseph ROY-- Date: 30 January 1769 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph ROY was the child of Pierre ROY and Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE




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birth1748 Birth
22 August 1748
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Suzanne VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE and Joseph ROY 30 January 1769, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROY married 18 September 1797, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie LERIGER dite LAPLANTE
1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph ROY died 12 May 1806, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada
death1807 Death
16 December 1807
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 59.
Added: 4/2/2024 10:55:47 PM - Updated: 4/2/2024 10:56:55 PM

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