Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU

(b. 21 October 1798 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU was born 21 October 1798 in Québec Province, Canada

Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU was the child of Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU and Marie-Reine LANGELIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel VACHON and Angélique LESSARD (maternal) Pierre L'ANGELIER and Marie Reine JANOT (JANEAU)

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Helen married Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE 27 July 1819 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 18 March 1795 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Joseph died 1 January 1869 in St-Georges de Beauce, Quebec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte ISOIRE dite PROVENÇAL.

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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Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU married

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE-- Date: 27 July 1819 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte ISOIRE dite PROVENÇAL

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Children of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU:

Helene PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.2 May 1820, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 29 November 1899, Beauceville, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis NADEAU 14 January 1836 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1798 Birth
21 October 1798
Québec Province, Canada

1819 Marriage / Partner
Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU and Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE 27 July 1819, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Helene PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 2 May 1820, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Helen was 21 years old.

Added: 9/22/2018 11:54:25 PM - Updated: 11/27/2018 12:03:21 PM