Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE

(b. 27 September 1763 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1795 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 27 September 1763 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE was the child of Joseph-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Genevieve PARÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE (maternal) Timothee PARE and Geneviève BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

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

Marie-Josephe married Jean-Marie TALON dit LESPERANCE 4 February 1782 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie TALON dit LESPERANCE was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Marie died 6 February 1833 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Marie was the child of Jacques TALON dit LESPERANCE and Agathe BOLDUC.

Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 29 July 1795 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE married

Jean-Marie TALON dit LESPERANCE-- Date: 4 February 1782 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie TALON dit LESPERANCE was the child of Jacques TALON dit LESPERANCE and Agathe BOLDUC

Children of Jean-Marie TALON dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE:

Marie-Josephte TALON dite LESPERANCE (b.1 January 1786, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 September 1819, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. François ARCHAMBAULT 3 January 1807 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1763 Birth
27 September 1763
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE and Jean-Marie TALON dit LESPERANCE 4 February 1782, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TALON dite LESPERANCE was born 1 January 1786, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 22 years old.

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

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