Jean AUBUCHON dit LESPERANCE

(b. 4 April 1634 , Dieppe, France d. 30 November 1685 , Montréal, Canada, New France )
Cause of Death: Found murdered in his bed (Tanguay Dictionary)

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Jean AUBUCHON dit LESPERANCE was born 4 April 1634 in Dieppe, France

Jean AUBUCHON dit LESPERANCE was the child of Jean-Antoine AUBUCHON and Jeanne-Anne-Marie GILLE

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1649.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marguerite SEDILOT 19 September 1654 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite SEDILOT was born 4 April 1643 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died abt. 1720 Marguerite was the child of Louis SEDILOT and Marie GRIMOULT.

Jean AUBUCHON dit LESPERANCE died 30 November 1685 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Buried 4 December 1685 - Montréal, QC

Son of Jean Aubuchon and Jeanne Gille

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Occupation

Jean AUBUCHON dit LESPERANCE was a worked in fur trade.

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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