Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born

11 March 1716 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1792 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Gervais PEPIN Marie-Madeleine FORTIER

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Born: 11 March 1716 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Gervais PEPIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine FORTIER

Paternal grandparents: Antoine PEPIN , Marie TESTU (TESTE)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Marie-Madeleine CADIEUX

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Angélique married Jean-François PAQUET 20 February 1737 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-François PAQUET was born 13 April 1712 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-François died 25 June 1792 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-François was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE.

Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 30 May 1792 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE married

Jean-François PAQUET
Marriage date: 20 February 1737
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-François PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE

Children of Jean-François PAQUET and Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Françoise PAQUET

Born: 17 January 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1819, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS 10 February 1777 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-François PAQUET

Born: 9 January 1745, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1829, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique DEMERS 1 February 1768 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1716
11 March 1716
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE and Jean-François PAQUET 20 February 1737, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 20 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Françoise PAQUET was born 17 January 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Angélique was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-François PAQUET was born 9 January 1745, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Angélique was 28 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-François PAQUET married 1 February 1768 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Angélique DEMERS

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.