Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

Born

13 November 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

Marie-Anne married Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) 23 November 1779 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) was born 20 February 1757 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France. Mathias was the child of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

Parents of Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

Father

Mathurin BIDEAU dit PORTUGAIS

Mother

Marie-Anne DRAPEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DRAPEAU Marie-Anne LACROIX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL married

Mathias BALARD (BALLARD)
Marriage date: 23 November 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) was the child of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY

Children of Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) and Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

Marguerite BALLARD

Born: 27 September 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis COTE 22 October 1804 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1757
13 November 1757
Québec, Canada, New France

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL and Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) 23 November 1779, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marguerite BALLARD was born 27 September 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

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