Jacques VIAU dit LESPERANCE

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13 September 1716 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

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Michel VIAU Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 13 September 1716 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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Jacques married Angelique ROBERT 29 February 1740 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Angelique ROBERT was born 19 February 1719 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Angelique died 14 October 1776 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Angelique was the child of François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE and Marie LANCTOT.

m. Robert Angelique

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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Angelique ROBERT
Marriage date: 29 February 1740
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Angelique ROBERT was the child of François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE and Marie LANCTOT

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Birth — 1716
13 September 1716
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jacques VIAU dit LESPERANCE and Angelique ROBERT 29 February 1740, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

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Last updated: 11/27/2019 4:37:30 PM

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