Marguerite
BALAN dite LACOMBE
(b.
28 January 1678
,
La Durantaye, Canada, New France
d.
19 October 1758
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 28 January 1678 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France
Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE was the child of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Renee BIRET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Perrine COURIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Mathieu GUAY 17 August 1695 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mathieu GUAY was born 12 November 1654 in France. Mathieu died 4 July 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE died 19 October 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
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)
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