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Geneviève BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 7 May 1738 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Geneviève BALAN dite LACOMBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marguerite ELIE dite BRETON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Jeanne MAILLOUX (maternal) Pierre ELIE dit BRETON and Marie-Rosalie PEPINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Joseph-Amador ALARIE 6 February 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Joseph-Amador ALARIE was born 22 March 1726 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Amador died 25 April 1775 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Joseph-Amador was the child of Jean-François ALARIE and Marie-Louise LEMAY.
Geneviève married (2) Jean-Baptiste GIBEAU 12 April 1779 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste GIBEAU was born 11 May 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 12 February 1789 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIBEAU and Elisabeth DUCLOS.
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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