Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

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11 February 1712 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

14 October 1792 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

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Born: 11 February 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE , Jeanne CHAVERLANGE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) , Anne LEBLANC

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Denis-Joseph married Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER 4 February 1738 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER was born 27 December 1711 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 11 October 1797 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS.

Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE died 14 October 1792 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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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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Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER
Marriage date: 4 February 1738
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER was the child of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS

Children of Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER

Ignace LEVASSEUR

Born: 24 March 1739, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1814, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE

Born: 6 February 1741, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1825, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE 7 January 1765 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Charlotte LEVASSEUR

Born: 9 November 1742, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

Born: 21 September 1744, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: 28 February 1827, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise LEMAITRE dite LATINVILLE 29 May 1775 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Catherine-Francoise LEVASSEUR

Born: 11 April 1746, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 28 May 1746, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Francois LEVASSEUR

Born: 22 June 1747, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1827, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte GAILLOUX 16 January 1775 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

François LEVASSEUR

Born: 20 December 1751, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1751, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marie LEVASSEUR

Born: 23 January 1753, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1778, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre LEVASSEUR

Born: 14 December 1754, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 25 September 1761, Trois-Rivières, Canada

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Birth — 1712
11 February 1712
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER 4 February 1738, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Ignace LEVASSEUR was born 24 March 1739, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born 6 February 1741, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LEVASSEUR was born 9 November 1742, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR was born 21 September 1744, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Denis-Joseph was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Catherine-Francoise LEVASSEUR was born 11 April 1746, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Francois LEVASSEUR was born 22 June 1747, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
François LEVASSEUR was born 20 December 1751, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 39 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie LEVASSEUR was born 23 January 1753, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 40 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR was born 14 December 1754, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 42 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR died 25 September 1761, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis-Joseph was 49 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married 7 January 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE

1775 Marriage of Child
Francois LEVASSEUR married 16 January 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charlotte GAILLOUX

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR married 29 May 1775, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie-Louise LEMAITRE dite LATINVILLE

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.