Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born

22 February 1767 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 August 1839 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Noel PEPIN Marie-Charlotte RONDEAU

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Born: 22 February 1767 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre-Noel PEPIN

Mother: Marie-Charlotte RONDEAU

Paternal grandparents: Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE , Marguerite FONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne RONDEAU , Louise-Marie-Gabrielle MOREAU

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Francoise married Francois CHABOT 16 August 1784 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois CHABOT was born 25 April 1754 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Francois died 26 September 1828 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Francois was the child of Antoine CHABOT and Madeleine LECLERC.

Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 7 August 1839 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE married

Francois CHABOT
Marriage date: 16 August 1784
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois CHABOT was the child of Antoine CHABOT and Madeleine LECLERC

Children of Francois CHABOT and Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Justine CHABOT

Born: 16 January 1809, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Benoni MARCOUX 8 February 1831 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1767
22 February 1767
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE and Francois CHABOT 16 August 1784, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Birth of Child
Justine CHABOT was born 16 January 1809, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francoise was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England