Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)

(b. 20 April 1743 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1810 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 20 April 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was the child of Louis BALARD and Marguerite BRÛLÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin BALARD (BALLARD) and Marie-Jeanne SYLVESTRE (maternal) Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE 27 January 1766 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 23 January 1746 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Agathe died 14 June 1774 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Agathe was the child of Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE.

Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) died 6 December 1810 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) married

Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE-- Date: 27 January 1766 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was the child of Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE

Children of Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE:

Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) (b.14 November 1767, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1850, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE 19 November 1798 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1743 Birth
20 April 1743
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE 27 January 1766, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 22 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 14 November 1767, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine was 24 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 14 June 1774, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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.

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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) married 19 November 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE

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

1810 Death
6 December 1810
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 67.

Added: 9/8/2020 1:00:15 PM - Updated: 9/8/2020 1:02:21 PM