Born in St-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Portneuf, Bas-Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jean Matte
and Marie-Louise Bédard
Sister of
Misael Matte
Wife of
Tomas (Pépin) Pepin dit Lachance
— married
6 Oct 1862 in St-Jean-Baptiste-de-Québec, Bas-Canada
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 67
in Maine, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2022
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Biography
Desneiges was born in 1840, the daughter of Jean Matte and Marie-Louise Bédard. She married at age 22 to Thomas Pepin dit Lachance, and passed away about 1908.
Timeline
- 1840 Mar 11 - Birth - St-Joseph-de-Deschambault, Portneuf, Bas-Canada[1]
- 1862 Oct 6 - Marriage to Thomas Pepin dit Lachance - St-Jean-Baptiste-de-Quebec, Bas-Canada[2]
- c 1863 - Birth of daughter Desneiges Lachance - Maine, USA
- 1880 United States Federal Census[3] - Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine, USA
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pepin | Head | M | 48 | Dominion | M | Shoemaker & Farmer |
| Deneas Pepin | Wife | F | 35 | Maine | M | |
| Deneas Pepin | Daughter | F | 17 | Maine | S | |
| Thomas Pepin | Son | M | 15 | Maine | S | |
| Arsha Pepin | Son | M | 12 | Maine | S | |
| Marcelene Pepin | Daughter | F | 10 | Maine | S | |
| Vient Pepin | Son | M | 8 | Maine | S | |
| Doranor Pepin | Daughter | F | 6 | Maine | S | |
| Madda Pepin | Daughter | F | 4 | Maine | S |
Sources
- ↑ Canada, Quebec Catholic P...rish Registers, 1621-1979 - Deschambault - Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault - Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1819-1844 - Image 522 Family Search
- ↑ Canada, Quebec Catholic P...rish Registers, 1621-1979 - Québec - Saint-Jean-Baptiste - Baptêmes, mariages, sépul...ures 1860-1862, 1863-1865 - Image 267, Marriage #64 Family Search
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3F-F7Y : 14 January 2022), Thomas Pepin, Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desneiges by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Desneiges:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desneiges by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Desneiges:
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~0.39%
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