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 NIELSpouse(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 .
Details of the family tree of Laurent-Louis 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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