Antoine PEPIN
Biography

LACHANCE - nickname of someone lucky, or ironic nickname of the eternal loser. Antoine Pépin dit Lachance was born on April 10, 1636 in Le Havre, Normandy (France). He is the eldest son of André Pepin and Jeanne Chevalier, married on July 12, 1635. In the spring of 1652, Antoine was recruited by a merchant from Rouen and he signed a contract by which he obliged himself to come to New France, as an employee. This contract obliged him to stay in New France for three years in return for transportation costs, maintenance and the payment of certain wages. On his arrival, he is taken in charge by the Community of Inhabitants who had hired him at his own expense. He was the hired man (as a servant) of Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge, former general of the fleet and ex-governor general of New France, whose property was located one league from the city of Quebec. on Cap-des-Diamants, an area of ​​50 arpents. On January 5, 1655, towards the end of his three years of his contract of engagement, his master ceded to him and his companion François Gaulin two lands: one on his property and another in the seigneury of Lauzon opposite Quebec. . The two teamed up to exploit these two lands, allowing them to pool their efforts. Unable to agree with the new governor, he bought with Jacques Asseline most of the land of eight arpents of his brother François and his partner Jacques Le Roy acquired in 1658 in the parish of Sainte-Familles de l'Île. -d'Orléans for a sum of three hundred pounds, each sharing half of the property of 5 arpents. On September 7, 1659, Marie Teste arrived with about sixty girls for the works and for the solidarity pioneers of Ville-Marie, recruitment organized by Jeanne Mance and Marguerite Bourgeois. Born in 1639 in the suburb of Salles in Angoumois, she was the daughter of Jean Teste and Louise Talonneau. Her deceased father, Jeanne remarried the La Rochelle merchant Pierre André. With whom she lived until her departure for New France. When she arrived dizzy, Antoine helped her walk and supported her. Marie stayed with Antoine Grigon, coming to take a husband and Antoine to find a wife. Antoine courted Marie during the fall of 1659. They became engaged, then a marriage contract before the notary Guillaume Audouart was signed on November 11, 1659. The marriage was celebrated on November 24, 1659 at the Notre-Dame church, Marie at 21 years old and Antoine 23 years old. From 1660 to 1682, twelve children were born to the couple Marie Teste and Antoine Pépin dit Lachance. Ignace (September 16, 1660 to February 14, 1716) married in first marriage to Madeleine Gaulin on January 27, 1687 in Sainte-Famille, then in second marriage to Angéline Lefort on August 3, 1689 in Saint-Pierre (6 children); Elisabeth (February 6, 1662 to July 6, 1738) married Olivier Gagné on November 8, 1679 in Sainte Famille (6 children); Jean (29 mars 1664 au 10 janvier 1736) marié en première noce à Renée Guyon le 25 octobre 1688 à Sainte Famille (7 enfants), puis en seconde noce à Madeleine Fontaine le 30 octobre 1703 à Saint-Jean (10 enfants); Antoine (7 février 1666 - avril 1666);
Jacques (3 septembre 1667 au 9 février 1691);
Marie-Madeleine (25 mars 1670 au 11 juillet 1754) mariée à Jean Guyon le 25 octobre 1688 à Sainte-Famille (11 enfants);
Gabriel (15 mars 1672); Charles (1 novembre 1674 - 1683); Gervais (29 avril 1676) marié à Madeleine Fortier le 14 janvier 1698 à Saint-Laurent (6 enfants); Paul (7 juillet 1679 au 21 avril 1749) marié à Agnès Miqueron le 29 octobre 1702 (5 enfants); Joseph (7 juillet 1679 au 24 janvier 1721) marié à Marguerite Fontaine le 24 octobre 1708 à Saint-Jean (9 enfants); Geneviève (11 septembre 1682 au 4 juin 1754) mariée à Amboise Migneron le 8 août 1703 à Sainte-Famille (9 enfants).

Sauf Élisabeth et Paul, tous habitèrent l'Île d'Orléans. In the fall of Elisabeth (February 6, 1662 to July 6, 1738) married Olivier Gagné on November 8, 1679 in Sainte Famille (6 children);, they had 70 acres under cultivation, a horse, a caravale, a filly, two oxen, six cows, two calves, two pigs, two sows and four geese. Thus, Antoine and Marie were well off. Antoine died on January 23, 1703 in Ste-Famille de l'Île d'Orléans at the age of 64, two years after the death of Marie Teste, the latter around the age of 67. Both rest in the cemetery of Ste-Famille. When he died, the land was divided into eight equal parts. As no child wanted to take over the paternal land since all were already established, we parted with his portion of land. In 1704, the parts were sold to Claude Guyon and Robert Gaulin.

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