Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE

(b. 11 September 1751 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1828 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 11 September 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE was the child of Gervais PEPIN and Angelique BLOUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE (maternal) Jacques BLOUIN and Geneviève PLANTE

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Geneviève married Étienne PAPILLON 3 November 1778 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Étienne PAPILLON was born 17 October 1722 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Étienne died 3 February 1797 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Étienne was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine LARUE.

Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 16 March 1828 in Saint-Ours, Lower 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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Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE married

Étienne PAPILLON-- Date: 3 November 1778 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Étienne PAPILLON was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine LARUE

Children of Étienne PAPILLON and Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE:

Judith PAPILLON (b.14 December 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 March 1852, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Emmanuel-Manuel CARTIER 20 January 1800 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph PAPILLON (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 January 1846, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Marie LARIVIERE dite CHAPDELAINE 30 September 1811 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1751 Birth
11 September 1751
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève PEPIN dite LACHANCE and Étienne PAPILLON 3 November 1778 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Judith PAPILLON was born 14 December 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne PAPILLON died 3 February 1797, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Judith PAPILLON married 20 January 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Emmanuel-Manuel CARTIER

1811 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAPILLON married 30 September 1811 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie LARIVIERE dite CHAPDELAINE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death
16 March 1828
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 76.

Added: 2/14/2018 10:17:01 AM - Updated: 6/1/2020 12:00:00 PM