Jean-Baptiste
LACOMBE dit BALAN
Born
19 April 1750
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died
9 January 1830
,
Montmagny, Lower Canada
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Born: 19 April 1750 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Father:
Charles BALAN dit LACOMBE
Mother:
Elisabeth CHRÉTIEN
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE
, Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN
Maternal grandparents:
Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT
, Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) 28 January 1788 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) was born 8 May 1767 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Therese died 13 November 1818 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Therese was the child of Jean-François AUBIN dit MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) and Marthe GAGNÉ.
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN died 9 January 1830 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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)
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN
Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN married 
Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT)
Marriage date: 28 January 1788
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) was the child of Jean-François AUBIN dit MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) and Marthe GAGNÉ
Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT)Marriage date: 28 January 1788
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) was the child of Jean-François AUBIN dit MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) and Marthe GAGNÉ
Children of Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN and Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT)
Louis-Antime LACOMBEMarried: Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 17 January 1826 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
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Birth — 175019 April 1750
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste LACOMBE dit BALAN and Therese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) 28 January 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
He was 37 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1801 Birth of ChildLouis-Antime LACOMBE was born 28 April 1801, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Death of Spouse/PartnerTherese AUBIN dite MIGNOT (MIGNEAULT) died 13 November 1818, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1826 Marriage of ChildLouis-Antime LACOMBE married 17 January 1826, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD
Death — 18309 January 1830
Montmagny, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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