Joseph
HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
24 February 1772
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Joseph HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE was born 24 February 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HERVIEUX and Marie-Madeleine MARION dite FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marguerite ÉTHIER (maternal) François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise ST-MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Genevieve BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 14 July 1794 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 15 November 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve died 28 December 1824 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Genevieve was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse EMERY dite CODERRE.
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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