Pierre
VIAU dit LESPERANCE
(b.
24 September 1720
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
29 December 1779
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre VIAU dit LESPERANCE was born 24 September 1720 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Pierre 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):
Pierre married Marie MENARD dite BELLEROSE 16 January 1747 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MENARD dite BELLEROSE was born 11 November 1722 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie died 12 September 1791 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie was the child of Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Madeleine BRIEN.
Pierre VIAU dit LESPERANCE died 29 December 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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