Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born

17 May 1738 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

12 August 1822 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE Marie-Anne COULOMBE

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Born: 17 May 1738 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE

Mother: Marie-Anne COULOMBE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE , Elisabeth CHARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean COULOMBE , Marie-Jeanne LEBLANC dite JOLICOEUR

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe CARBONNEAU 11 February 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe CARBONNEAU was born 17 April 1745 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephe died 20 March 1837 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste CARBONNEAU and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE.

Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE died 12 August 1822 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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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)

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Spouse & Children of Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE

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Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE married

Marie-Josephe CARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 11 February 1765
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe CARBONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste CARBONNEAU and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Children of Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Josephe CARBONNEAU

Joseph-Marie LACOMBE

Born: 26 January 1766, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1843, Saint-Vallier, Canada East

Married: Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 8 January 1787 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte BALAN dite LACOMBE

Born: 19 March 1767, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 9 January 1787 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marthe LACOMBE

Born: 7 October 1774, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph NADEAU 22 August 1791 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1738
17 May 1738
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Josephe CARBONNEAU 11 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie LACOMBE was born 26 January 1766, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 19 March 1767, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marthe LACOMBE was born 7 October 1774, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 36 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie LACOMBE married 8 January 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BALAN dite LACOMBE married 9 January 1787, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marthe LACOMBE married 22 August 1791, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Joseph NADEAU

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England