Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. 11 February 1714 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1788 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 11 February 1714 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Paul PEPIN and Agnes MIGNERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE) (maternal) Laurent MIGNERON and Marie GUILLAUME

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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, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL and Marie-Charlotte GABOURY.

Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 5 July 1788 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Marie COTIN dite DUGAL-- Date: 14 September 1744 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 (b.6 June 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France)

Andre-Alexandre PEPIN (b.27 March 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1751, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France)

Marie-Josephte LACHANCE (b.27 March 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1793, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

Louis-Alexandre PEPIN (b.3 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )

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1714 Birth
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.