Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Born

15 March 1708 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

27 June 1772 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE Madeleine FONTAINE

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Born: 15 March 1708 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Mother: Madeleine FONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine PEPIN , Marie TESTU (TESTE)

Maternal grandparents: Étienne FONTAINE , Marie CONILLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Étienne LESSARD 25 June 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Étienne LESSARD was born 19 February 1692 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Étienne died 9 December 1749 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Étienne was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN.

Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 27 June 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE married

Étienne LESSARD
Marriage date: 25 June 1732
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Étienne LESSARD was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN

Children of Étienne LESSARD and Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Madeleine LESSARD

Born: 9 December 1735, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1798, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GUIMOND 12 January 1754 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Xavier LESSARD

Born: 30 May 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1816, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine MOREL 6 November 1758 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph LESSARD

Born: 18 July 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1811, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CHORET 13 May 1782 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephe LESSARD

Born: 19 May 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1768, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques-Christophe MONTIGNY dit MINET 18 February 1765 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1708
15 March 1708
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE and Étienne LESSARD 25 June 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 24 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Madeleine LESSARD was born 9 December 1735, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LESSARD was born 30 May 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph LESSARD was born 18 July 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LESSARD was born 19 May 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne LESSARD died 9 December 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LESSARD married 12 January 1754, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph GUIMOND

1758 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier LESSARD married 6 November 1758, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Marie-Madeleine MOREL

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LESSARD married 18 February 1765, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jacques-Christophe MONTIGNY dit MINET

1768 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe LESSARD died 23 April 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Madeleine was 60 years old.

Death — 1772
27 June 1772
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 64.

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