Louis LEPELLE dit LAHAYE

(b. 29 March 1762 , Batiscan, Canada d. , )

Am I Your Ancestor?
LEPELLE dit LAHAYE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

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

Louis LEPELLE dit LAHAYE was born 29 March 1762 in Batiscan, Canada

Louis LEPELLE dit LAHAYE was the child of François-Stanislas LEPELLE dit LAHAYE and Marie-Madeleine DESRANLEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude LEPELLE dit LAHAYE and Marie-Anne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

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

Louis married Marie-Louise CHAREST 16 August 1784 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CHAREST was born 16 October 1759 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Louise was the child of Antoine CHAREST and Marie-Anne LAQUERRE.

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

Find out more about Louis LEPELLE dit LAHAYE.