Jean-Baptiste
BALAN dit LACOMBE
(b.
May 24, 1734
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
October 21, 1824
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
Age: 90
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Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE was born May 24, 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marguerite ELIE dite BRETON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Jeanne MAILLOUX (maternal) Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Rosalie PEPINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne LEMAY February 6, 1758 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne LEMAY was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 21 July 1781 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph LEMAY and Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER).
Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE died October 21, 1824 in Yamachiche, 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)
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