Gervais PEPIN

Born

30 October 1714 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 June 1789 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE Madeleine FONTAINE

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Born: 30 October 1714 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Mother: Madeleine FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine PEPIN , Marie TESTU (TESTE)

Maternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie CONILLE

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Gervais married Angelique BLOUIN 21 October 1743 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique BLOUIN was born 10 February 1721 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Angelique died 20 March 1809 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Angelique was the child of Jacques BLOUIN and Geneviève PLANTE.

Gervais PEPIN died 21 June 1789 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

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Angelique BLOUIN
Marriage date: 21 October 1743
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Angelique BLOUIN was the child of Jacques BLOUIN and Geneviève PLANTE

Children of Gervais PEPIN and Angelique BLOUIN

Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born: 9 November 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1826, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques TREMBLAY 19 November 1770 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Born: 8 March 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1824, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE 13 July 1774 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born: 11 September 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1828, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Étienne PAPILLON 3 November 1778 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1714
30 October 1714
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Gervais PEPIN and Angelique BLOUIN 21 October 1743 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 28 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 9 November 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gervais was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 8 March 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gervais was 34 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 11 September 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gervais was 36 years old.

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 19 November 1770, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Jacques TREMBLAY

1774 Marriage of Child
Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 13 July 1774, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 3 November 1778 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Étienne PAPILLON

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)