Jean
BALAN dit LACOMBE
(b.
18 September 1716
,
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 18 September 1716 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth PEPIN dite LACHANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Renee BIRET (maternal) Ignace PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Angélique LEFORTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER) 3 February 1744 in Forges de St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER) was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Jeanne died 20 December 1811 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Francois-Bonaventure GARNIER (GRENIER) and Marguerite DENEVERS dite BOISVERT.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
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