Pierre
LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE
(b.
abt. 1629
,
France
d.
12 March 1694
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born abt. 1629 in France
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Jeanne CHAVERLANGE 23 October 1655 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Jeanne CHAVERLANGE was born abt. 1637 in France. Jeanne died abt. 1681 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE died 12 March 1694 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Occupation: Menuisier (Joiner)
son of Noël Levasseur and Geneviève Gaucher
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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)
Pierre was a Menuisier (Joiner).
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France
Family and Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE
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Jeanne CHAVERLANGE-- Date: 23 October 1655 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Jeanne CHAVERLANGE:
Madeleine-Françoise LEVASSEUR (b.23 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste GOSSET 10 June 1677 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Pierre BUISSON 28 April 1689 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marguerite LEVASSEUR (b.22 December 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE (b.30 April 1661, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1731, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Madeleine CHAPEAU 28 November 1686 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
m. Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) 18 March 1696 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jeanne LEVASSEUR (b.20 March 1664, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 June 1711, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Jean ROUILLARD 4 November 1685 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
Felicite LEVASSEUR (b.20 March 1667, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1740, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre HAMEL 17 October 1688 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jeanne CHAVERLANGE-- Date: 23 October 1655 Place: Québec, Canada, New France Notre-Dame
Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Jeanne CHAVERLANGE:
Madeleine-Françoise LEVASSEUR (b.23 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )m. Jean-Baptiste GOSSET 10 June 1677 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Pierre BUISSON 28 April 1689 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marguerite LEVASSEUR (b.22 December 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. , ) Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE (b.30 April 1661, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1731, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Madeleine CHAPEAU 28 November 1686 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
m. Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) 18 March 1696 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jeanne LEVASSEUR (b.20 March 1664, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 June 1711, , Québec Province, Canada )m. Jean ROUILLARD 4 November 1685 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)
Felicite LEVASSEUR (b.20 March 1667, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1740, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Pierre HAMEL 17 October 1688 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
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LEVASSEUR, dit L’Espérance, PIERRE, joiner; b. 1629, son of Noël Levasseur and Geneviève Grange; d. some time after 1681, Brother of Jean Levasseur and grandfather of the woodcarver Pierre-Noël Levasseur*.
On 23 Oct. 1655, at Quebec, he married Joanne de Chaverlange, daughter of Antoine de Chaverlange and Marthe Guérin, from Saint-Oursin (near Bourges). The couple had eight children.
Levasseur was one of the founders of the Confrérie de Sainte-Anne, at the parish church of Quebec.
On 4 March 1657 he purchased a piece of land situated in the censive of the Messieurs de la Nouvelle-France.
Around 1661, even before securing title to the property, he built a house and outbuildings on a piece of land belonging to the Argentenay seigneury, on the Île d’Orléans; but as “he has not had an opportunity to accustom himself to the said place, by reason of inconveniences which exist there both for himself and his family,” he waived his rights in favour of Vincent Chrétien, for the sum...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
LEVASSEUR, dit L’Espérance, PIERRE, joiner; b. 1629, son of Noël Levasseur and Geneviève Grange; d. some time after 1681, Brother of Jean Levasseur and grandfather of the woodcarver Pierre-Noël Levasseur*.
On 23 Oct. 1655, at Quebec, he married Joanne de Chaverlange, daughter of Antoine de Chaverlange and Marthe Guérin, from Saint-Oursin (near Bourges). The couple had eight children.
Levasseur was one of the founders of the Confrérie de Sainte-Anne, at the parish church of Quebec.
On 4 March 1657 he purchased a piece of land situated in the censive of the Messieurs de la Nouvelle-France.
Around 1661, even before securing title to the property, he built a house and outbuildings on a piece of land belonging to the Argentenay seigneury, on the Île d’Orléans; but as “he has not had an opportunity to accustom himself to the said place, by reason of inconveniences which exist there both for himself and his family,” he waived his rights in favour of Vincent Chrétien, for the sum...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography (www.biographi.ca)
1655 Marriage / PartnerPierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Jeanne CHAVERLANGE 23 October 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1656 Birth of ChildMadeleine-Françoise LEVASSEUR was born 23 July 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of ChildMarguerite LEVASSEUR was born 22 December 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1661 Birth of ChildPierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE was born 30 April 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1664 Birth of ChildJeanne LEVASSEUR was born 20 March 1664, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1667 Birth of ChildFelicite LEVASSEUR was born 20 March 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1677 Marriage of ChildMadeleine-Françoise LEVASSEUR married 10 June 1677, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste GOSSET
1685 Marriage of ChildJeanne LEVASSEUR married 4 November 1685, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery) to Jean ROUILLARD
1686 Marriage of ChildPierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE married 28 November 1686, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery) to Madeleine CHAPEAU
1688 Marriage of ChildFelicite LEVASSEUR married 17 October 1688 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Pierre HAMEL
1689 Marriage of ChildMadeleine-Françoise LEVASSEUR married 28 April 1689, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre BUISSON
1694 Death 12 March 1694
Québec, Canada, New France
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