Marguerite
BALARD dite LATOUR
(b.
abt. 1743
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
7 September 1819
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite BALARD dite LATOUR was born abt. 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Marguerite BALARD dite LATOUR 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 MÉLINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste GUEVREMONT 19 January 1761 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste GUEVREMONT was born 4 August 1730 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 5 July 1808 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUEVREMONT and Elisabeth BIRON.
Marguerite BALARD dite LATOUR died 7 September 1819 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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