Zoe-Eleonore
VIAU dite L'ESPÉRANCE
(b.
2 April 1804
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
d.
15 April 1865
,
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
)
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Zoe-Eleonore VIAU dite L'ESPÉRANCE was born 2 April 1804 in Chambly, Lower Canada
Zoe-Eleonore VIAU dite L'ESPÉRANCE was the child of Antoine VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Josephte DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE and Marguerite BROUILLETTE (maternal) Jean-François DEMERS and Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Zoe-Eleonore married Charles MAILLOUX 13 September 1825 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles MAILLOUX was born 19 January 1804 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Charles died 25 October 1855 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Charles was the child of Charles MAILLOUX (MAILLOT) and Brigitte MASSELEAU dite LAJOIE.
Zoe-Eleonore VIAU dite L'ESPÉRANCE died 15 April 1865 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Zoe-Eleonore appear below.
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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