Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born

16 March 1715 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

21 November 1789 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE Jeanne MAILLOUX

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Born: 16 March 1715 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE

Mother: Jeanne MAILLOUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE , Renee BIRET

Maternal grandparents: Michel MAILLOUX , Jeanne MERCIER

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Pierre married Marguerite CHRETIEN 22 January 1753 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CHRETIEN was born 16 June 1728 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite died 5 February 1808 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Marguerite SIMON.

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE died 21 November 1789 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE married

Marguerite CHRETIEN
Marriage date: 22 January 1753
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite CHRETIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Marguerite SIMON

Children of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marguerite CHRETIEN

Pierre-Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born: 5 March 1755, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève FORGET dite DEPATIE 8 January 1782 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Augustin LACOMBE dit BABLAN

Born: 24 August 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 30 June 1788 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1715
16 March 1715
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marguerite CHRETIEN 22 January 1753, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 37 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 5 March 1755, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Pierre was 39 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Augustin LACOMBE dit BABLAN was born 24 August 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Pierre was 49 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.