Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

(b. 8 May 1714 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1785 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 8 May 1714 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART) (maternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Laurent-Louis married Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS 7 January 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS was born 23 September 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Charlotte died 8 December 1747 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD.

Laurent-Louis married (2) Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE 21 October 1748 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE was born 23 April 1727 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie was the child of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 19 May 1785 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, 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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Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS-- Date: 7 January 1736 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS was the child of Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD

Children of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS:

Marie-Charlotte VIAU (b.22 February 1737, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU 30 April 1753 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE (b.7 May 1739, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1795, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BROUILLETTE 26 January 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Angélique VIAU (b.19 May 1741, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1824, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Alexandre MONAST 14 February 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 21 October 1748 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Reine BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE:

Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE (b.27 May 1753, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER 3 August 1772 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1714 Birth
8 May 1714
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS 7 January 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 21 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte VIAU was born 22 February 1737, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Laurent-Louis was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE was born 7 May 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent-Louis was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Angélique VIAU was born 19 May 1741, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Laurent-Louis was 27 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS died 8 December 1747, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1748 Marriage / Partner
Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie ROBERT dite LAPIERRE 21 October 1748, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 34 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte VIAU married 30 April 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU

1753 Birth of Child
Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 27 May 1753, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Laurent-Louis was 39 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Angélique VIAU married 14 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louis-Alexandre MONAST

1761 Marriage of Child
Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE married 26 January 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marguerite BROUILLETTE

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Louise VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married 3 August 1772, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Ignace BOMBARDIER

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.