Gabriel
BALAN dit LACOMBE
Born
15 May 1728
,
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died
27 January 1803
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE
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Born: 15 May 1728 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE
, Renee BIRET
Maternal grandparents:
René VENDETTE (VANDET)
, Marie-Renee ARIOT (ARIAU) (HARIO)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabriel married Marie-Françoise GOUPIL 16 August 1752 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise GOUPIL was born 1 November 1725 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Françoise died 7 December 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE and Françoise BOULAY.
Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE died 27 January 1803 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.
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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)
Spouse & Children of Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE
Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE married 
Marie-Françoise GOUPIL
Marriage date: 16 August 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GOUPIL was the child of Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE and Françoise BOULAY
Marie-Françoise GOUPILMarriage date: 16 August 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GOUPIL was the child of Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE and Françoise BOULAY
Children of Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Françoise GOUPIL
Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBEBorn: 1 August 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Simon BISSON 17 April 1787 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALANBorn: 11 December 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Genevieve LEBEL 11 September 1792 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
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Birth — 172815 May 1728
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
1752 Marriage / PartnerGabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Françoise GOUPIL 16 August 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildMadeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 1 August 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Gabriel was 29 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN was born 11 December 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Gabriel was 34 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.
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 ChildMadeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE married 17 April 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Simon BISSON
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Françoise GOUPIL died 7 December 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN married 11 September 1792, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Genevieve LEBEL
Death — 180327 January 1803
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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