Pierre-Christophe
LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE
(b.
abt. 1737
,
France
d.
14 August 1783
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE was born abt. 1737 in France
Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Christophe married Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES 26 January 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES was born 12 July 1731 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Barbe died 22 February 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Barbe was the child of Jean SOULIÈRE TRANCHEMONTAGNE SUSTIER and Marie-Louise LESAGE.
Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE died 14 August 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Pierre Lebeque and Marie Lorion
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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)
Family and Children of Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE
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Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES-- Date: 26 January 1761 Place: L'Assomption, Canada
Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES was the child of Jean SOULIÈRE TRANCHEMONTAGNE SUSTIER and Marie-Louise LESAGE
Children of Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES:
Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUE (b.20 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 August 1839, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. William HODGINS 18 October 1783 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre LEBEQUE (b.16 January 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1802, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Monique JANSON (JOHNSON) 6 July 1784 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE (b.8 November 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1863, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Etienne ROBERT 6 August 1793 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES-- Date: 26 January 1761 Place: L'Assomption, Canada Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES was the child of Jean SOULIÈRE TRANCHEMONTAGNE SUSTIER and Marie-Louise LESAGE
Children of Pierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES:
Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUE (b.20 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 August 1839, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)m. William HODGINS 18 October 1783 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Pierre LEBEQUE (b.16 January 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1802, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )m. Monique JANSON (JOHNSON) 6 July 1784 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Claire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE (b.8 November 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1863, Verchères, Canada East )m. Etienne ROBERT 6 August 1793 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
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1760 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine LEBEQUE was born 20 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1761 Marriage / PartnerPierre-Christophe LEBEQUE dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Barbe SOULIÈRES 26 January 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1761 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1765 Birth of ChildPierre LEBEQUE was born 16 January 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1771 Birth of ChildClaire LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE was born 8 November 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Death
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1783 Death 14 August 1783
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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