Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Born

21 March 1771 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

Jean-Baptiste married Louise DELISLE 3 February 1807 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise DELISLE was born 1 February 1786 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Antoine DELISLE and Charlotte ROUGEAU dite BERGER .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Father

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother

Marie-Angélique DUBUC

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Michel VIAU Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Prudent DUBUC Angélique FOURNIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Louise DELISLE
Marriage date: 3 February 1807
Marriage place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Louise DELISLE
Louise DELISLE was the child of Antoine DELISLE and Charlotte ROUGEAU dite BERGER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Louise DELISLE

Eleonore VIAU

Born: 23 April 1808, Boucherville, Lower Canada
Died: 24 April 1889, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles RHÉAUME 18 October 1830 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1771
21 March 1771
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

1807 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Louise DELISLE 3 February 1807, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 35 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Eleonore VIAU was born 23 April 1808, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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