Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Born

11 February 1714 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

5 July 1788 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexandre married Marie COTIN dite DUGAL 14 September 1744 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie COTIN dite DUGAL was born 15 March 1719 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Marie was the child of Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL and Marie-Charlotte GABOURY .

Parents & Family of Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Parents of Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Father

Paul PEPIN

Mother

Agnes MIGNERON

Grandparents of Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine PEPIN Marie TESTU (TESTE)

Maternal grandparents

Laurent MIGNERON Marie GUILLAUME

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Marie COTIN dite DUGAL
Marriage date: 14 September 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie COTIN dite DUGAL was the child of Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL and Marie-Charlotte GABOURY

Children of Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie COTIN dite DUGAL

Marie PEPIN

Born: 6 June 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Andre-Alexandre PEPIN

Born: 27 March 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1751, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte LACHANCE

Born: 27 March 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1793, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Louis-Alexandre PEPIN

Born: 3 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexandre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1714
11 February 1714
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie COTIN dite DUGAL 14 September 1744, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie PEPIN was born 6 June 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 31 years old.

1746 Death of Child
Marie PEPIN died 8 June 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 32 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Andre-Alexandre PEPIN was born 27 March 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 36 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LACHANCE was born 27 March 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 36 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Andre-Alexandre PEPIN died 27 January 1751, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 36 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louis-Alexandre PEPIN was born 3 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Alexandre was 38 years old.

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

1757 Death of Child
Louis-Alexandre PEPIN died 5 November 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Alexandre was 43 years old.

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.