Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE

(b. 11 April 1740 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1806 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was born 11 April 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Pierre COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine BADAILLAC (maternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT

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

Pierre-Joseph married Genevieve ARSENAULT 27 July 1766 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve ARSENAULT was born 11 March 1741 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Genevieve died 7 June 1767 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Genevieve was the child of Pierre-Paul ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite BELAIR.

Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE died 21 April 1806 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Arsenault Genevieve

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Occupation

Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was a Médecin.

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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Genevieve ARSENAULT-- Date: 27 July 1766 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve ARSENAULT was the child of Pierre-Paul ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite BELAIR

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1740 Birth
11 April 1740
Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE and Genevieve ARSENAULT 27 July 1766, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 26 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve ARSENAULT died 7 June 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.