Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE

(b. 11 February 1749 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE was born 11 February 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE was the child of Joseph BALAN dit LACOMBE and Helene CHAMBERLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN (maternal) Ignace CHAMBERLAND and Marie-Madeleine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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Joseph-Ignace married Josephte CHRETIEN 10 January 1774 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte CHRETIEN was born 21 June 1745 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Josephte was the child of Charles CHRETIEN and Marie-Josephe MORAND.

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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Josephte CHRETIEN-- Date: 10 January 1774 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
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Josephte CHRETIEN was the child of Charles CHRETIEN and Marie-Josephe MORAND

Children of Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE and Josephte CHRETIEN:

Guillaume LACOMBE (b.4 February 1779, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Christine BLANCHET 23 October 1804 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1749 Birth
11 February 1749
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ignace BALAN dit LACOMBE and Josephte CHRETIEN 10 January 1774, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 24 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Guillaume LACOMBE was born 4 February 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph-Ignace was 30 years old.

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