Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born

18 September 1716 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

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. Marie-Jeanne died 20 December 1811 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Francois-Bonaventure GARNIER (GRENIER) and Marguerite DENEVERS dite BOISVERT .

Parents & Family of Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE

Parents of Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE

Father

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

Mother

Elisabeth PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Grandparents of Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE Renee BIRET

Maternal grandparents

Ignace PEPIN dit LACHANCE Marie-Angélique LEFORT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE

Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE married

Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER)
Marriage date: 3 February 1744
Marriage place: Forges de St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER) was the child of Francois-Bonaventure GARNIER (GRENIER) and Marguerite DENEVERS dite BOISVERT

Children of Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER)

Marie LACOMBE

Born: 31 August 1745, Forges de St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Louis-Marie PETITCLERC (LECLERC) 27 October 1760 Place: Yamachiche, Canada

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born: 4 March 1758, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1832, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise COLLARD 28 January 1782 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1716
18 September 1716
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER) 3 February 1744, Forges de St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie LACOMBE was born 31 August 1745, Forges de St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada

Jean was 28 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 4 March 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean was 41 years old.

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