Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE

(b. 25 May 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE was born 25 May 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE was the child of Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Louise LEMIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHIN (maternal) Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET

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Joseph married Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE 27 November 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was born 30 August 1716 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite died 7 November 1746 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marguerite was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS.

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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Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE married

Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE-- Date: 27 November 1738 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS

Children of Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE:

Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE (b.16 January 1736, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. abt. 1830, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE 15 January 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1706 Birth
25 May 1706
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 16 January 1736, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE 27 November 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 32 years old.

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