Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. 6 July 1718 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1791 , St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada )

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Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 6 July 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE) (maternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Thérèse LESSARD 9 February 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse LESSARD was born 1 February 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Thérèse died 11 May 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Thérèse was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Thérèse RACINE.

Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 5 March 1791 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, 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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Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Thérèse LESSARD-- Date: 9 February 1739 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Thérèse LESSARD was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Thérèse RACINE

Children of Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Thérèse LESSARD:

Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.10 April 1741, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1832, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Genevieve CARON 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Marie Charlotte PARÉ dite LAMOTHE 9 May 1791 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.1 April 1743, St-Ferréol, Quebec, Canada d. 27 December 1816, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS 3 October 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1718 Birth
6 July 1718
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Thérèse LESSARD 9 February 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 20 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 10 April 1741, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Jacques was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 1 April 1743, St-Ferréol, Quebec, Canada

Jacques was 24 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 3 October 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse LESSARD died 11 May 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1773 Marriage of Child
Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 15 February 1773, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Genevieve CARON

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.