Pierre
COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
12 January 1710
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
d.
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)
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Pierre COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was born 12 January 1710 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Pierre COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Bonaventure COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Catherine BADAILLAC and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) and Catherine DE LALORESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE 9 June 1732 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE was born 12 January 1705 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Françoise died 12 September 1787 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT.
son of Bonaventure Compain Lespérance 1669-1731 and Catherine Badayac Laplante 1690-1715
Occupation
Pierre COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was a Perruquier.
Pierre COMPAIN dit LESPÉRANCE was a Perruquier.
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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