Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. abt. 1789 , Canada d. , )

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Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born abt. 1789 in Canada

Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite ROBICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Geneviève ARBOUR (maternal) Pierre ROBICHAUD and Françoise LEBORGNE dite BELISLE

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

Michel married Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX 7 February 1809 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX was born abt. 1789 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph-Marie LEMIEUX and Helene-Elisabeth LAVOIE.

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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