Joseph
PEPIN dit LAFORCE
(b.
16 January 1736
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
d.
abt. 1830
,
Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 16 January 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE was the child of Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Louise LEMIRE (maternal) Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE 15 January 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was born 6 February 1744 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Théotiste died abt. 1839 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie Théotiste was the child of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Anne Jeanne RICHARD.
Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE died abt. 1830 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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