Marie-Josepte
VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE
(b.
19 March 1706
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
28 September 1774
,
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE was born 19 March 1706 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Josepte VIAU dite 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):
Marie-Josepte married Jacques Christophe POITEVIN 8 January 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques Christophe POITEVIN was born abt. 1697 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jacques Christophe died 27 July 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jacques Christophe was the child of Etienne POITEVIN dit PARISIEN and Anne DAIGRE (DAIGLE).
Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE died 28 September 1774 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josepte 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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