Pierre VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

(b. 15 March 1735 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1788 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 15 March 1735 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Pierre VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Bertrand VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Josephe CADIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bertrand VIAU and Marie-Reine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE (maternal) Jean CADIEUX and Marie-Rose BOURDON

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Pierre married Charlotte PATENAUDE 27 November 1758 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Charlotte PATENAUDE was born 29 July 1739 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte died 11 January 1810 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte was the child of Étienne PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique LAMARRE.

Pierre VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE died 6 September 1788 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Charlotte PATENAUDE-- Date: 27 November 1758 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Charlotte PATENAUDE was the child of Étienne PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique LAMARRE

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1735 Birth
15 March 1735
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Charlotte PATENAUDE 27 November 1758, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

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.

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.