Charlotte BALAN dite LACOMBE

(b. abt. 1759 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 August 1790 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charlotte BALAN dite LACOMBE was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada

Charlotte BALAN dite LACOMBE was the child of Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE and Charlotte GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth CHARTIER (maternal) Michel GUERET (QUERET) dit LATULIPPE and Françoise DAVENNE

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Charlotte married Michel PATRY 7 June 1779 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel PATRY was born 6 November 1750 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Michel died 25 May 1784 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Michel PATRY and Marie-Louise LACROIX.

Charlotte BALAN dite LACOMBE died 3 August 1790 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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