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 )

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Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 15 August 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE was the child of Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Madeleine BLOUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Renee GUYON (maternal) Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU

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

Louise married Alexandre BLANCHET 11 January 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexandre BLANCHET was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexandre died 17 January 1812 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Alexandre was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU.

Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 19 May 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Blanchet Alexandre

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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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Family and Children of Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE married

Alexandre BLANCHET-- Date: 11 January 1751 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Alexandre BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Children of Alexandre BLANCHET and Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE:

Marie-Louise BLANCHET (b.6 July 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1839, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. François CLOUTIER 4 November 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET (b.2 September 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine SOUCY 10 June 1793 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
15 August 1731
Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louise PEPIN dite LACHANCE and Alexandre BLANCHET 11 January 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 19 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BLANCHET was born 6 July 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louise was 25 years old.

1763 - 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET was born 2 September 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louise was 36 years old.

1775 - 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.