Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

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30 April 1661 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

2 March 1731 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE Jeanne CHAVERLANGE

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Born: 30 April 1661 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Jeanne CHAVERLANGE

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Pierre married Madeleine CHAPEAU 28 November 1686 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CHAPEAU was born 11 November 1662 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Madeleine died 31 May 1695 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Pierre CHAPEAU and Madeleine DUVAL.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) 18 March 1696 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) was born 7 November 1676 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 28 March 1738 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) and Anne LEBLANC.

Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE died 2 March 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: 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

A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France

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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Spouse & Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

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Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married

Madeleine CHAPEAU
Marriage date: 28 November 1686
Marriage place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine CHAPEAU was the child of Pierre CHAPEAU and Madeleine DUVAL

Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Madeleine CHAPEAU

Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: 28 November 1690, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 August 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Agnes LAJOUE 7 January 1719 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)
Marriage date: 18 March 1696
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) was the child of Pierre MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) and Anne LEBLANC

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Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE

Born: 29 July 1700, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 July 1747, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE 5 April 1728 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-Jacques LEVASSEUR dit CARMEL

Born: 19 November 1703, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 27 February 1779, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PAPIN 26 February 1732 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Jeanne LUPIEN 28 November 1744 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Barthelemy LEVASSEUR

Born: 15 January 1705, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1744, Boucherville, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Louise FAVREAU 28 April 1732 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: 11 February 1712, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 October 1792, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER 4 February 1738 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

Born: 19 September 1715, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angelique FAVREAU 30 April 1742 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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Birth — 1661
30 April 1661
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
30 April 1661
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1686 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Madeleine CHAPEAU 28 November 1686, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

He was 25 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born 28 November 1690, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1695 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine CHAPEAU died 31 May 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1696 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) 18 March 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 34 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was born 29 July 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jacques LEVASSEUR dit CARMEL was born 19 November 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 42 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Barthelemy LEVASSEUR was born 15 January 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born 11 February 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR was born 19 September 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 54 years old.

1719 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Noel LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married 7 January 1719, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Agnes LAJOUE

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage of Child
François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE married 5 April 1728, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Death — 1731
2 March 1731
Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 69.

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