Jean-Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. 1 June 1743 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1798 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 1 June 1743 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite FONTAINE (maternal) Gabriel FILTEAU (FEUILLETEAU) and Marguerite ROY

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Jean-Charles married Marie-Louise HALEAU dite DEVEAU 27 September 1791 in Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise HALEAU dite DEVEAU was born 20 November 1746 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre HALEAU dit DEVEAU and Marie-Anne CASSE (LACASSE).

Jean-Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 18 May 1798 in Québec, 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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Marie-Louise HALEAU dite DEVEAU-- Date: 27 September 1791 Place: Québec, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise HALEAU dite DEVEAU was the child of Pierre HALEAU dit DEVEAU and Marie-Anne CASSE (LACASSE)

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1743 Birth
1 June 1743
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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Charles PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Louise HALEAU dite DEVEAU 27 September 1791, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 48 years old.

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