Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Born

22 February 1756 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

16 November 1828 , St-Ferréol les Neiges, Quebec, Canada

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Jean-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE Marie-Madeleine PARÉ

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Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 22 February 1756 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Jean-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Madeleine PARÉ

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE (maternal) Prisque PARÉ and Marie-Marguerite MESNY

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Jean-Marie-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN 11 January 1779 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN was born abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte died 27 May 1811 in St-Ferréol les Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Augustin BLOUIN and Marie-Helene MEUNIER.

Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 16 November 1828 in St-Ferréol les Neiges, Quebec, 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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Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN-- Date: 11 January 1779 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN was the child of Augustin BLOUIN and Marie-Helene MEUNIER

Children of Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN

Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.7 March 1781, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 August 1858, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Augustin LACROIX 28 April 1806

Jean-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.19 November 1782, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 December 1868, St-Ferréol-Les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Felicite-Amable GIGUERE 15 February 1803 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Françoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.5 March 1785, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre RACINE 8 November 1802 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1756 Birth
22 February 1756
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie-Baptiste PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Charlotte BLOUIN 11 January 1779, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 7 March 1781, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 19 November 1782, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Françoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 5 March 1785, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie-Baptiste was 29 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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Françoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 8 November 1802, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Pierre RACINE

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 15 February 1803, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Felicite-Amable GIGUERE