Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE

Born

11 June 1719 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

12 September 1804 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN

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Born: 11 June 1719 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE

Mother: Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE , Renee BIRET

Maternal grandparents: René VENDETTE (VANDET) , Marie-Renee ARIOT (ARIAU) (HARIO)

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Charles married Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN 30 October 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN was born 15 March 1726 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth died 19 September 1779 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth was the child of Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT and Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER.

Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE died 12 September 1804 in Beaumont, 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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Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE married

Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN
Marriage date: 30 October 1747
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN was the child of Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT and Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Children of Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN

Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN

Born: 19 April 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) 28 January 1788 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1719
11 June 1719
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN 30 October 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN was born 19 April 1750, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles was 30 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.

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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN died 19 September 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN married 28 January 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1804
12 September 1804
Beaumont, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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