Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE

Born

10 September 1722 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

October 1804 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE Elisabeth PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 10 September 1722 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE was the child of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth PEPIN dite LACHANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Renee BIRET (maternal) Ignace PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marie-Angélique LEFORT

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Marie-Francoise married Joseph CARRIER 18 November 1743 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CARRIER was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of Charles CARRIER and Marie GESSERON dite BRULOT.

Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE died October 1804 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE married

Joseph CARRIER-- Date: 18 November 1743 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Joseph CARRIER was the child of Charles CARRIER and Marie GESSERON dite BRULOT

Children of Joseph CARRIER and Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE

Marie-Francoise CARRIER (b.19 May 1747, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1824, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Charles PETITCLERC 2 October 1769 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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1722 Birth
10 September 1722
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise BALAN dite LACOMBE and Joseph CARRIER 18 November 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise CARRIER was born 19 May 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Francoise was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise CARRIER married 2 October 1769, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Charles PETITCLERC

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.