Pierre
LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
abt. 1629
,
France
d.
12 March 1694
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born abt. 1629 in France
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Jeanne CHAVERLANGE 23 October 1655 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne CHAVERLANGE was born abt. 1637 in France. Jeanne died abt. 1681 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE died 12 March 1694 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Noël Levasseur and Geneviève Gaucher
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Occupation
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was a Menuisier (Joiner).
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was a Menuisier (Joiner).
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
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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