Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

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28 January 1678 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Died

19 October 1758 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE Renee BIRET

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Born: 28 January 1678 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

Mother: Renee BIRET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE , Perrine COURIER

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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 .
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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 Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

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Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE married

Mathieu GUAY
Marriage date: 17 August 1695
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Mathieu GUAY and Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Born: 21 August 1700, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE 24 February 1727 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Born: 12 December 1701, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 14 February 1722 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Born: 4 May 1705, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1780, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François DROUET dit LAPERCHE 31 January 1731 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Born: 2 April 1709, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique MORIN 30 May 1729 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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Birth — 1678
28 January 1678
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

1695 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE and Mathieu GUAY 17 August 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 17 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 21 August 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Marguerite GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 12 December 1701, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Marie GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 4 May 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 2 April 1709, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mathieu GUAY died 4 July 1719, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GUAY (CASTONGUAY) married 14 February 1722, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1727 Marriage of Child
Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) married 24 February 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite ROY dite LA PENSÉE

1729 Marriage of Child
Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) married 30 May 1729 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Angélique MORIN

1729 Death of Child
Vincent-Mathieu GUAY (CASTONGUAY) died 2 December 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 51 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Marie GUAY (CASTONGUAY) married 31 January 1731, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François DROUET dit LAPERCHE

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

Death — 1758
19 October 1758
Québec, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 80.

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