Brief Life History of Alexandre
When Alexandre Pépin was born on 7 May 1837, in Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska, Yamaska, Quebec, Canada, his father, Etienne Pascal Pepin, was 33 and his mother, Marguerite Luce Hebert, was 32. He married Marguerite Marie Pepin on 31 August 1857, in Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Minnesota, United States in 1870. He died in May 1875, in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 38.
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- Alex Pepin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Alex Pepin, "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916"
- Alexander Pepin, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Wisconsin Territory, United States 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1849: Ramsey, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
1849
Historical Boundaries 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Minnesota, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Camille, Emile, Pierre, Gilles, Lucien, Normand, Alcide, Fernand, Jacques, Marcel.
French (Pépin) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Pipin, of uncertain, probably onomatopoeic origin. The name was borne by several Frankish kings, most notably Pepin le Bref, father of Charlemagne, and remained popular throughout the early Middle Ages.
English: from the unrecorded Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal names Pipin, Pepin, Pipun, pet forms of Philip . Compare Pipe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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