Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR

(b. 4 December 1752 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1832 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR was born 4 December 1752 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR was the child of Augustin-Etienne BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Marie-Victoire-Cecile TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin BALARD (BALLARD) and Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE (maternal) Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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Josephte-Victoire married Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 13 May 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was born 2 February 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 14 July 1821 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU.

Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR died 23 July 1832 in La Prairie, 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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Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY-- Date: 13 May 1782 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU

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1752 Birth
4 December 1752
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Victoire BALARD dite LATOUR and Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 13 May 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY died 14 July 1821, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death
23 July 1832
La Prairie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 79.

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