Joseph
PEPIN dit LACHANCE
(b.
13 August 1787
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 July 1842
,
Sainte-Marie, Canada East
)
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Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 13 August 1787 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Louis PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Josephte POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Genevieve PARÉ (maternal) Louis POULIN and Agnes CHABOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Genevieve PARE 4 November 1809 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve PARE was born 23 November 1789 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 19 July 1870 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Genevieve was the child of Ambroise PARE and Therese GAGNON.
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 20 July 1842 in Sainte-Marie, Canada East .
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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 Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE
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Genevieve PARE-- Date: 4 November 1809 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
Genevieve PARE was the child of Ambroise PARE and Therese GAGNON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Genevieve PARE:
Marie PÉPIN dite LACHANCE (b.20 December 1813, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 10 January 1837, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Andre BIDEGARÉ 27 January 1829 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Genevieve PARE-- Date: 4 November 1809 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower CanadaGenevieve PARE was the child of Ambroise PARE and Therese GAGNON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Genevieve PARE:
Marie PÉPIN dite LACHANCE (b.20 December 1813, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 10 January 1837, Québec, Lower Canada )m. Joseph-Andre BIDEGARÉ 27 January 1829 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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1787 Birth 13 August 1787
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1809 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Genevieve PARE 4 November 1809, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
He was 22 years old.
1813 Birth of ChildMarie PÉPIN dite LACHANCE was born 20 December 1813, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Joseph was 26 years old.
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 England1829 Marriage of ChildMarie PÉPIN dite LACHANCE married 27 January 1829, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph-Andre BIDEGARÉ
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Death of ChildMarie PÉPIN dite LACHANCE died 10 January 1837, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Joseph was 49 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Death 20 July 1842
Sainte-Marie, Canada East
He died at the age of 54.
Added: 1/6/2026 10:45:04 PM
- Updated: 1/6/2026 10:51:39 PM
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