Helene
PEPIN dite LACHANCE
(b.
2 May 1820
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
d.
29 November 1899
,
Beauceville, Québec, Canada
)
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Helene PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 2 May 1820 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Helene PEPIN dite LACHANCE was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte ISOIRE dite PROVENÇAL (maternal) Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU and Marie-Reine LANGELIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helene married Louis NADEAU 14 January 1836 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis NADEAU was born 17 February 1815 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jean-Alexis NADEAU and Marie-Genevieve LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE.
Helene PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 29 November 1899 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Helene 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)
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