Gervais PEPIN

(b. 30 October 1714 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1789 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gervais PEPIN was born 30 October 1714 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Gervais PEPIN was the child of Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE) (maternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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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Gervais PEPIN married

Angelique BLOUIN-- Date: 21 October 1743 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 (b.9 November 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1826, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques TREMBLAY 19 November 1770 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.8 March 1749, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1824, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE 13 July 1774 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.11 September 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1828, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Étienne PAPILLON 3 November 1778 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1714 Birth
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)