HELP! flag male ancestor  Jean  PEPIN dit LACHANCE

  (b. 29 March 1664 Château-Richer, Canada, New France   d. )  

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Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 29 March 1664 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Antoine PEPIN   and   Marie TESTU (TESTE)

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

Jean  married  Renee GUYON 25 October 1688 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Renee GUYON  was born 31 December 1670 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Renee died 15 January 1703 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).  Renee was the child of Claude GUYON and Catherine COLIN (COLLIN).

Jean  married  (2) Madeleine FONTAINE 30 October 1703 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Madeleine FONTAINE  was born 2 June 1688 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).  Madeleine died 5 August 1768 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).  Madeleine was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE.
Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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