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 BOISVERTSpouse(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 .
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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