Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

(b. 27 May 1753 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )

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Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 27 May 1753 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louise married Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER 3 August 1772 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER was born 23 March 1748 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Pierre-Ignace was the child of Jacques BOMBARDIER and Françoise THIBAULT.

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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Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married

Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER-- Date: 3 August 1772 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER was the child of Jacques BOMBARDIER and Françoise THIBAULT

Children of Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER and Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE:

Alexis BOMBARDIER (b.10 May 1780, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1857, Valcourt, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite PATENAUDE 10 January 1803 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1753 Birth
27 May 1753
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE and Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER 3 August 1772, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Alexis BOMBARDIER was born 10 May 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louise was 26 years old.

Added: 6/8/2024 5:25:16 PM - Updated: 6/8/2024 5:26:09 PM