Louis-Nazaire Bégin was born in Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévis (now part of Lévis), Quebec, to a family of farmers whose ancestors came from Normandy, France, to Canada in 1655.
Louis-Nazaire Bégin, who hailed from Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévis (now part of Lévis), Quebec, was born into a farming family with roots tracing back to Normandy, France, who immigrated to Canada in 1655.