Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

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19 March 1706 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

28 September 1774 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel VIAU Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 19 March 1706 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Michel VIAU

Mother: Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART)

Maternal grandparents: Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE , Madeleine NIEL

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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 .
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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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Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married

Jacques Christophe POITEVIN
Marriage date: 8 January 1731
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jacques Christophe POITEVIN was the child of Etienne POITEVIN dit PARISIEN and Anne DAIGRE (DAIGLE)

Children of Jacques Christophe POITEVIN and Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN

Born: 6 July 1736, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1774 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE 9 April 1755 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX

Born: 11 April 1741, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 6 January 1827, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite SANSCARTIER dite LAGUE 26 November 1770 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François POITEVIN

Born: 28 December 1744, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte DEMERS 1 August 1768 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1706
19 March 1706
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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE and Jacques Christophe POITEVIN 8 January 1731 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 24 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN was born 6 July 1736, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josepte was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX was born 11 April 1741, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Josepte was 35 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
François POITEVIN was born 28 December 1744, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Josepte was 38 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques Christophe POITEVIN died 27 July 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN married 9 April 1755 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
François POITEVIN married 1 August 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Josephte DEMERS

1770 Marriage of Child
Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX married 26 November 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Marguerite SANSCARTIER dite LAGUE

Death — 1774
28 September 1774
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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