Jean-Baptiste
VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
2 January 1698
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
13 March 1731
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 2 January 1698 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Bertrand VIAU and Marie-Reine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART) (maternal) Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Suzanne-Marie BOURHIS 9 February 1722 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne-Marie BOURHIS was born 5 November 1704 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Suzanne-Marie was the child of Jean BOURHIS and Marie DEMERS.
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 13 March 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
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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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