Marie-Anne
MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE
(b.
30 November 1677
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
11 November 1760
,
La Prairie, Canada
)
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Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE was born 30 November 1677 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jean MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie MOITIÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married François LEBER 29 October 1698 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
François LEBER was born 11 October 1673 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). François died 24 April 1753 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). François was the child of François LEBER and Jeanne TESTARD.
Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE died 11 November 1760 in La Prairie, 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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