Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)

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abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 November 1791 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Augustin BALARD (BALLARD)Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE

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Born: abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Augustin BALARD (BALLARD)

Mother: Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE

Paternal grandparents: Louis BALARD (BALLARD) , Marguerite MIGNERON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE , Barbe NEVEU

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Augustin-Etienne married Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY 17 August 1746 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY was born 4 March 1729 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Victoire-Cecile died 1 March 1764 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Victoire-Cecile was the child of Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE.

Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) died 22 November 1791 in Saint-Ours, 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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Spouse & Children of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)

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Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) married

Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 17 August 1746
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY was the child of Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Children of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY

Etienne-Godefroy BALLARD

Born: 24 July 1747, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Francoise SOUCHEREAU 1 October 1770 Place: Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

François BALLARD dit LATOUR

Born: 15 November 1750, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louise VALADE dite LAJEUNESSE 9 January 1780 Place: Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR

Born: 4 December 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 13 May 1782 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite BALLARD dite LATOUR

Born: 4 October 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 18 March 1818, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 28 October 1777 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Mathias BALARD (BALLARD)

Born: 20 February 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL 23 November 1779 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth BALLARD dite LATOUR

Born: 17 January 1761, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Andre TURGEON 24 January 1791 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Catherine BALLARD

Born: 1 March 1764, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TURGEON 13 February 1787 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel BALLARD dit LATOUR

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique ADAM 24 November 1789 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY 17 August 1746, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1747 Birth of Child
Etienne-Godefroy BALLARD was born 24 July 1747, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1750 Birth of Child
François BALLARD dit LATOUR was born 15 November 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1752 Birth of Child
Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR was born 4 December 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marguerite BALLARD dite LATOUR was born 4 October 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) was born 20 February 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1761 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BALLARD dite LATOUR was born 17 January 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine BALLARD was born 1 March 1764, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY died 1 March 1764, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1770 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Godefroy BALLARD married 1 October 1770, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Francoise SOUCHEREAU

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BALLARD dite LATOUR married 28 October 1777, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1779 Marriage of Child
Mathias BALARD (BALLARD) married 23 November 1779, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BIDEAU dite PORTUGAL

1780 Marriage of Child
François BALLARD dit LATOUR married 9 January 1780, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Louise VALADE dite LAJEUNESSE

1782 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR married 13 May 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Catherine BALLARD married 13 February 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste TURGEON

1789 Marriage of Child
Michel BALLARD dit LATOUR married 24 November 1789, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Angélique ADAM

Death — 1791
22 November 1791
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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