American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Antoine  PEPIN dit LACHANCE

  (b. 20 November 1751 Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France   d. 23 April 1829 La Présentation, Lower Canada )  

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Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 20 November 1751 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE   and   Geneviève ARBOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Rose LEPAGE (maternal)  Michel ARBOUR and Geneviève FREGEAU dite LA PLANCHE

Antoine had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Antoine  married  Marguerite ROBICHAUD 24 February 1772 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite ROBICHAUD  was born abt. 1749 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Marguerite died 2 June 1827 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Marguerite was the child of Pierre ROBICHAUD and Françoise LEBORGNE dite BELISLE.

Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE died 23 April 1829 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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birth1751 Birth
20 November 1751
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite ROBICHAUD 24 February 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 20 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 7 March 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 22 years old.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 3 October 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Alexis BOUSQUET
marriage1809 Marriage of Child
Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE married 7 February 1809, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ROBICHAUD died 2 June 1827, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
death1829 Death
23 April 1829
La Présentation, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 9/19/2015 12:43:56 PM - Updated: 1/30/2022 3:32:20 PM

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