Gervais
PEPIN dit LACHANCE
(b.
8 March 1749
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
4 July 1824
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
)
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Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 8 March 1749 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Gervais PEPIN dit 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 PLANTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gervais married Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE 13 July 1774 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE was born 29 June 1747 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 28 July 1817 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis HÉBERT dit LECOMTE and Marie-Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN).
Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 4 July 1824 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Gervais 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)
Family and Children of Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE
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Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE-- Date: 13 July 1774 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE was the child of Louis HÉBERT dit LECOMTE and Marie-Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN)
Children of Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE:
François PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.25 October 1785, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Josephte DROUIN 18 August 1806 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE-- Date: 13 July 1774 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE was the child of Louis HÉBERT dit LECOMTE and Marie-Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN)
Children of Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE:
François PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.25 October 1785, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )m. Josephte DROUIN 18 August 1806 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
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1749 Birth 8 March 1749
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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.
1774 Marriage / PartnerGervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE 13 July 1774, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
He was 25 years old.
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)
1785 Birth of ChildFrançois PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 25 October 1785, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
Gervais was 36 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1806 Marriage of ChildFrançois PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 18 August 1806, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Josephte DROUIN
1817 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne HEBERT dite LECOMPTE died 28 July 1817, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
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 England1824 Death 4 July 1824
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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