Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE

(b. abt. 1707 , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 July 1748 , Montmagny, Canada, New France )

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Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada

Claire PEPIN dite 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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Claire married Augustin TALON 18 November 1743 in Saint-Thomas-de-la-Pointe-à-la-Caille, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin TALON was born 8 August 1719 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Augustin died 1 January 1792 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Augustin was the child of Etienne TALON and Jeanne LAVERGNE.

Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 23 July 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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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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