Brief Life History of Madeleine
When Madeleine Pepin was born on 29 August 1774, in Bécancour, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada, her father, Francois Xavier Pepin, was 31 and her mother, Marie Anne Jean-Parr, was 24. She married François-Xavier Masse-Beaumier on 21 November 1796, in Bécancour, Nicolet, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 20 July 1832, in Bécancour, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 57.
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- Magdeleine Pepin in entry for Jean Baptiste, "Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979"
- Magdeleine Pepin in entry for Jean Baptiste Beaumier and Luce Elie, "Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979"
- Magdelaine Pepin in entry for Zephirin, "Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979"
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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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