Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Born

29 March 1736 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1813 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Pierre COLIN Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

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Born: 29 March 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre COLIN

Mother: Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE , Jacqueline LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) , Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

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Amable married Marie-Agathe PROVOST 14 July 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe PROVOST was born 25 May 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Agathe died 9 November 1799 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Agathe was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE died 1 January 1813 in Chambly, 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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Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married

Marie-Agathe PROVOST
Marriage date: 14 July 1760
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Marie-Agathe PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

Born: 21 July 1771, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1832, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN 18 June 1798 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1736
29 March 1736
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST 14 July 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ was born 21 July 1771, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Amable was 35 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage of Child
François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ married 18 June 1798, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN