Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE

(b. 21 January 1694 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1754 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 21 January 1694 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Renee GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE) (maternal) Claude GUYON and Catherine COLIN (COLLIN)

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

Antoine married Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN 22 June 1722 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN was born 2 January 1696 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Madeleine died 16 July 1791 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU.

Antoine married (2) Madeleine NOEL 14 February 1752 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Madeleine NOEL was born 8 May 1687 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 4 June 1768 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of François NOEL and Nicole LEGRAND.

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 20 December 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .
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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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Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN-- Date: 22 June 1722 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN was the child of Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU

"The youngest of the girls, Marie-Madeleine, joined the Pepin dit Lachance family, by marrying Antoine, on 22 June 1722. The couple lived at Sainte-Famille with a very full house."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 36

Children of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN:

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.7 May 1723, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1802, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise ELIE 30 April 1749 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.30 November 1724, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1727, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jean-Francois PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.30 March 1727, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1811, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine BLANCHARD 13 October 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.13 April 1729, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1733, Québec, Canada, New France )

Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.15 August 1731, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1777, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Alexandre BLANCHET 11 January 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.24 September 1733, Québec, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1812, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne BELAND 9 August 1762 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.15 February 1736, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques-Francois MALBOEUF 3 November 1754 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE married

Madeleine NOEL-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine NOEL was the child of François NOEL and Nicole LEGRAND

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1694 Birth
21 January 1694
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN 22 June 1722, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 28 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 7 May 1723, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 29 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 30 November 1724, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 30 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 30 March 1727, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 33 years old.

1727 Death of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 27 October 1727, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 33 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Louis PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 13 April 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 35 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 15 August 1731, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Louis PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 20 May 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 39 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 24 September 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Antoine was 39 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 15 February 1736, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Antoine was 42 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 30 April 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise ELIE

1750 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 13 October 1750 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Madeleine BLANCHARD

1751 Marriage of Child
Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 11 January 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Alexandre BLANCHET

1752 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine NOEL 14 February 1752, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 58 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death
20 December 1754
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 60.

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