Denis-Joseph
LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
11 February 1712
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
14 October 1792
,
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
)
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Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born 11 February 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France
Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Jeanne CHAVERLANGE (maternal) Pierre MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) and Anne LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of Denis-Joseph appear below.
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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