Olivier
PEPIN dit LACHANCE
(b.
15 April 1813
,
St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada
d.
21 May 1902
,
St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec, Canada
)
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Olivier PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 15 April 1813 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada
Olivier PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Genevieve CARON (maternal) Charles-Jerome RACINE and Josephte PARESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Olivier married Marie Thecle LACROIX 27 April 1841 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Thecle LACROIX was born 24 January 1817 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Marie Thecle died 20 May 1890 in St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec, Canada. Marie Thecle was the child of Augustin LACROIX and Francoise PEPIN dite LACHANCE.
Olivier PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 21 May 1902 in St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Olivier appear below.
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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