Hello Larry, i found this website a couple weeks ago accidentally while doing a genealogy deepdive of my own for my mother's side of the family and oh boy was i surprised to find that someone had created such a huge and wonderful source of information!
I've been trying to find my own specific branch of the family but I'm seeing a dead zone starting from the 1820-1901 Bénoni Lachance.
From what I've collected he had at least 6 more children with Ursule Fortier: Benoni Lachance 1846- (listed), Gedeon Lachance 1847-1884, Joseph Pepin Dit Lachance 1851-1936(listed) , Ursule Lachance 1853-, Ferdinand Lachance 1855-1937, Ursule Pépin 1844-1846, Codelie Pépin 1849-,
and finally, Emery Lachance 1855-1926 from which the rest of my branch comes from making it Bénoni Lachance(1820)> Emery Lachance(1855)> Emery Lachance(1875)> Ubald Lachance(1901-1948)> Normand Lachance(1941-2012)
Most of these names seem to have established themselves in Saint-Jérome, Québec

Pepin Family Ancestry

Hi Larry, sharing LaChance family information from the Lewiston Maine area. I don't know if there is a relation to Pepin but sharing additional information that maybe you can say yes or no there is a relation? My grandfather is Wilfred LaChance and he had a brother Armand LaChance. His son/my dad is Gerard P LaChance (1925). Additional sons of Wilfrid are Lionel, Roland, Donald, Maurice LaChance all from the Lewiston Maine area. Wilfred was married to Alexandrine. My father often spoke of a cousin who was somewhat of a famous boxer (welter weight) by the name of 'Lefty' LaChance from the same area but don't know he real name. I believe he fought Willy Pep? I saw the Lewiston connection in your website and thought I would share.

I enjoyed finding your Oakland page. My family moved there in 1962, when I was 4. My parents lived in Oakland until 2002 when they downsized to a condo in Sussex County.

Thibeault

My memere was a Thibeault, Hermenegilde was her grandfather. This is great info and I’m glad to be a part of this.

Great job on your page The Oakland years. I enjoyed it. Thank you.

Lachance lineage

Hello Larry! My husband is a Lachance descendent, his g-grandmother was Marie Lea Lachance who married Jean Pierre Couture in 1882 in Detroit, MI. Thank you for the information in the database, and I'm happy to provide updates if you'd like.

Gary Cotter > John Charles Cotter > George Francis Cotter > Jean/John Pierre Couture/Cotter and Marie Leontine (Lea) Pepin dit Lachance.

Thanks,
Sandy Cotter

You have done an absolutely marvelous job. I too am from the Jean Pepin dit Lachance line, with the second wife, Madeleine Fontaine. I am learning so much from your site. Thank you so much for sharing your work.

Sherri

I think we are related

Hi my name is Corinna Lashon and I think we may be related. My grandfather was Favien Wilfred Lashon Sr. We were originally Lachance but our names were changed to the English version. I have been wanting to know about my genealogy for years. I am going to do more research so I can look up more names. Then I will get back with you. Corinna Lashon Doyle

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Its interesting to learn about my family history.

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I want to thank from the bottom of my heart, Larry Lachance help me to make a discovery that my grandfather would have wanted to do so. Now I know my lineage and more, I found larger cousins still living with that now I have contacts. Larry thank you for your time, your patience and your professionalism.

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I found so much information on this site; absolutely incredible. My father handed me a plethora of data that not only coincided with the family tree, but I was able to provide updates to the site. The generation and family tree has grown. Thanks for publishing this site.