Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. 27 September 1753 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1839 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
PEPIN dit LACHANCE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 27 September 1753 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Augustin 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

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

Augustin married Marguerite THIVIERGE 20 November 1780 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite THIVIERGE was born 7 March 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite died 19 March 1796 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Marie THIVIERGE and Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER.

Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 2 August 1839 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Augustin appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE

[Hide/Show]

Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Marguerite THIVIERGE-- Date: 20 November 1780 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite THIVIERGE was the child of Jean-Marie THIVIERGE and Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Children of Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite THIVIERGE:

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.22 June 1793, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte LESCADRE 28 August 1815 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1753 Birth
27 September 1753
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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Augustin PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite THIVIERGE 20 November 1780, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 27 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 22 June 1793, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Augustin was 39 years old.

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite THIVIERGE died 19 March 1796, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 28 August 1815, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand) to Charlotte LESCADRE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 Death
2 August 1839
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.