Pierre
BALAN dit LACOMBE
(b.
abt. 1610
,
Périgueux, France
d.
abt. 1650
,
Cantillac Département de la Dordogne Aquitaine, France
)
Age: 40
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Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was born abt. 1610 in Périgueux, France
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Perrine COURIER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Perrine COURIER was born abt. 1615 in Cantillac, Département de la Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. Perrine died abt. 1650 in Cantillac, Département de la Dordogne, Aquitaine France.
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE died abt. 1650 in Cantillac Département de la Dordogne Aquitaine, France.
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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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