Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. 8 April 1779 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 8 April 1779 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Charles-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Louise-Angelique ELIE dite BRETON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Elisabeth BIDET dite DESROUSSELS (maternal) Pierre-Marie ELIE and Françoise BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Charles married Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL 5 August 1806 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL was born 3 January 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte-Madeleine was the child of Charles BETIL and Angélique GREFFARD.

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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Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL-- Date: 5 August 1806 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL was the child of Charles BETIL and Angélique GREFFARD

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Children of Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL:

Francois-Xavier PEPIN (b.abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Angele COTE 9 September 1834 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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1779 Birth
8 April 1779
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

1806 Marriage / Partner
Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte-Madeleine BETIL 5 August 1806, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

Added: 5/23/2024 3:56:09 PM - Updated: 5/23/2024 3:57:17 PM