Louis PEPIN

(b. 18 December 1748 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1797 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Louis PEPIN was born 18 December 1748 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Louis PEPIN was the child of Louis-Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PEPIN and Anne-Elisabeth BOUTIN (maternal) Pierre RENAUD and Jeanne-Thérèse DERY

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

Louis married Marguerite LEPIRE 24 November 1777 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LEPIRE was born 8 June 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 25 January 1831 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Marguerite was the child of Joseph LEPIRE dit HENNE and Marguerite DARVEAU.

Louis PEPIN died 4 December 1797 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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.

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Louis PEPIN married

Marguerite LEPIRE-- Date: 24 November 1777 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LEPIRE was the child of Joseph LEPIRE dit HENNE and Marguerite DARVEAU

Children of Louis PEPIN and Marguerite LEPIRE:

Jean-Baptiste PEPIN (b.14 July 1783, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte MAHEU 5 September 1815 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Pierre PEPIN (b.6 October 1794, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada d. 23 July 1841, Beauceville, Canada East )
m. Brigitte DROUIN 31 July 1832 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1748 Birth
18 December 1748
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Louis PEPIN and Marguerite LEPIRE 24 November 1777, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 28 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PEPIN was born 14 July 1783, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Louis was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre PEPIN was born 6 October 1794, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Louis was 45 years old.