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Ephrem Joseph Lachance b 7/2/1893 Frank's grandfather, known as Pepere

The sons of Louis Phillippe Lachance and Marie-Louise Magnan Top:  Ephrem, Isaie Bottom:  Placid (Joe) and Adelard

Families in the US and Canada who spell Lachance with a small “c” are almost all descended from a single ancestor. Antoine Pepin, a descendent of Charlemagne, migrated from France to Canada in the mid 1600s. He was given the nickname “Lachance” (‘luck’ in French), and became know as “Pepin dit (‘called’ in French) Lachance”

Frank is descended from the Louis Phillippe Lachance and Marie-Louise Magnan (b. ~1852) line. If you are, too, email me.

Here are some pictures of Frank’s grandfather Ephrem Lachance and his brothers, sent by Jeff, a cousin we met through the internet.

Lachance family genealogy links:

Lachance Genealogy Site – Larry Lachance’s great family tree project

Association of Families Pepin and Lachance – based in Montreal

LachanceFamly.com – Tons of links and pictures of Lachances!

Email Donna

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