Marguerite
BALLARD dite LATOUR
(b.
4 October 1755
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
d.
18 March 1818
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite BALLARD dite LATOUR was born 4 October 1755 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marguerite BALLARD dite LATOUR was the child of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin BALARD (BALLARD) and Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE (maternal) Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 28 October 1777 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 26 January 1753 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Jean-Baptiste died 1 February 1786 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Basile TREMBLAY and Marie-Françoise THERRIEN.
Marguerite BALLARD dite LATOUR died 18 March 1818 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
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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