Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

(b. 4 March 1758 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1832 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 4 March 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Jean BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Jeanne GARNIER (GRENIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Elisabeth PEPIN dite LACHANCE (maternal) Francois-Bonaventure GARNIER (GRENIER) and Marguerite DENEVERS dite BOISVERT

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

Pierre married Françoise COLLARD 28 January 1782 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise COLLARD was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 21 January 1830 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Francois COLLARD and Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE.

Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE died 12 July 1832 in Yamachiche, 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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Family and Children of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE

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Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE married

Françoise COLLARD-- Date: 28 January 1782 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise COLLARD was the child of Francois COLLARD and Marguerite BALAN dite LACOMBE

Children of Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Françoise COLLARD:

Modeste LACOMBE (b.9 April 1783, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis GUILLEMETTE 22 November 1802 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Alexandre LACOMBE (b.24 July 1785, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 December 1863, Louiseville, Canada East )
m. Josephte GODIN 9 February 1807 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1758 Birth
4 March 1758
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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
Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Françoise COLLARD 28 January 1782, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Modeste LACOMBE was born 9 April 1783, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Alexandre LACOMBE was born 24 July 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 27 years old.

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Modeste LACOMBE married 22 November 1802, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louis GUILLEMETTE

1807 Marriage of Child
Alexandre LACOMBE married 9 February 1807, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Josephte GODIN

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

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)