Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE

(b. 20 May 1741 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1809 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was born 20 May 1741 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was the child of Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine POUPARD (POUPART) (maternal) René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Louise FORESTIER

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Pierre married Josephte POIRIER 10 February 1772 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte POIRIER was born 20 March 1749 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josephte died 14 March 1810 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josephte was the child of Daniel POIRIER and Marie-Anne GIRARD.

Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE died 20 January 1809 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .

m. Poirier Josephte

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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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Josephte POIRIER-- Date: 10 February 1772 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte POIRIER was the child of Daniel POIRIER and Marie-Anne GIRARD

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1741 Birth
20 May 1741
Longueuil, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE and Josephte POIRIER 10 February 1772, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 30 years old.

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.