Charles
COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE
(b.
8 September 1716
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
22 July 1762
,
Longueuil, Canada
)
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Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE was born 8 September 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE was the child of Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine POUPARD (POUPART) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Marguerite PERRAS dite LAFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE 12 January 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE was born 15 September 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Jeanne died 7 April 1787 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Jeanne was the child of René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Louise FORESTIER.
Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE died 22 July 1762 in Longueuil, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Charles appear below.
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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