Joseph
LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
6 February 1741
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
14 June 1825
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born 6 February 1741 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) (maternal) Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRASJoseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE 7 January 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE was born 24 June 1742 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine died 24 March 1810 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Madeleine was the child of Jacques DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE and Thérèse-Marie LEBLANC.
Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE died 14 June 1825 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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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