Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD

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8 October 1718 , La Flotte, Poitou, France

Died

4 September 1774 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 8 October 1718 in La Flotte, Poitou, France

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Elisabeth married Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT 1 June 1745 in La Flotte, Poitou, France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT was born 24 June 1716 in St-Martin-de-Fraigneau, Vendee, France. Jean-Baptiste died 10 August 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).

Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD died 4 September 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .

daughter of Jean Balse and Anne Brissaud

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

A Glimpse into the Life of an 18th Century Québécois Woman: Navigating the Challenges of Mid-1700s

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Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD married

Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT
Marriage date: 1 June 1745
Marriage place: La Flotte, Poitou, France

Children of Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD

Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT

Born: 26 March 1746, La Flotte, France
Died: 30 April 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Veronique LEPAGE 26 May 1763 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Elisabeth BONENFANT

Born: 29 September 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1815, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Louis GAGNON 26 September 1774 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1718
8 October 1718
La Flotte, Poitou, France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD and Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT 1 June 1745 , La Flotte, Poitou, France

She was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT was born 26 March 1746, La Flotte, France

Elisabeth was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BONENFANT was born 29 September 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth was 41 years old.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT married 26 May 1763, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Marie-Veronique LEPAGE