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Jacques VIAU dit LESPERANCE was born 13 September 1716 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Jacques VIAU dit LESPERANCE 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):
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 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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