Louis BALARD

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abt. 1717 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 September 1768 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Augustin BALARD (BALLARD)Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE

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Born: abt. 1717 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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Louis married Marguerite BRÛLÉ 1 June 1739 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BRÛLÉ was born 3 June 1714 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 16 July 1790 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite was the child of Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE.

Louis BALARD died 17 September 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

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Louis BALARD married

Marguerite BRÛLÉ
Marriage date: 1 June 1739
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite BRÛLÉ was the child of Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Children of Louis BALARD and Marguerite BRÛLÉ

Louis-Amable BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)

Born: 15 March 1741, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 26 February 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE 13 June 1763 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)

Born: 20 April 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1810, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE 27 January 1766 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marguerite BALARD dite LATOUR

Born: abt. 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1819, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUEVREMONT 19 January 1761 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis BALARD and Marguerite BRÛLÉ 1 June 1739, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1741 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 15 March 1741, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1743 Birth of Child
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 20 April 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BALARD dite LATOUR married 19 January 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jean-Baptiste GUEVREMONT

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Louis-Amable BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) married 13 June 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

1766 Marriage of Child
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) married 27 January 1766, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE