Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE

(b. abt. 1702 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 April 1783 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada

Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jacques HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Julien JAMIN (JASMIN) and Marie REPOCHE

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Paul married Marguerite ÉTHIER 13 June 1726 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite ÉTHIER was born 27 January 1706 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marguerite died 28 December 1783 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marguerite was the child of François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) and Marguerite MILLOT (MILLAULT).

Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE died 13 April 1783 in Lanoraie, 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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Family and Children of Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE

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Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE married

Marguerite ÉTHIER-- Date: 13 June 1726 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
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Marguerite ÉTHIER was the child of François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) and Marguerite MILLOT (MILLAULT)

Children of Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marguerite ÉTHIER:

Jean-Baptiste HERVIEUX (b.abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 October 1811, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Pelagie GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) 27 January 1755 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
m. Marie-Madeleine MARION dite FONTAINE 26 January 1762 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX (b.20 March 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) 15 May 1752 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marguerite ÉTHIER 13 June 1726, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Paul HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE - 1726 marriage

1726 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX was born 20 March 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte HERVIEUX married 15 May 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HERVIEUX married 27 January 1755, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Pelagie GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HERVIEUX married 26 January 1762 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Madeleine MARION dite FONTAINE

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.