Alexandre
PEPIN dit LACHANCE
(b.
11 February 1714
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
5 July 1788
,
Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 11 February 1714 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Paul PEPIN and Agnes MIGNERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE) (maternal) Laurent MIGNERON and Marie GUILLAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Marie COTIN dite DUGAL 14 September 1744 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie COTIN dite DUGAL was born 15 March 1719 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL and Marie-Charlotte GABOURY.
Alexandre PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 5 July 1788 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Alexandre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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