François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ

Born

9 May 1827 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Died

17 July 1893 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ Angélique PANNETON

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Born: 9 May 1827 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Father: Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ

Mother: Angélique PANNETON

Paternal grandparents: Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE , Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE)

Maternal grandparents: François PANNETON , Marie-Angélique LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François-Xavier married Justine JACQUES 13 May 1850 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Justine JACQUES was born 18 April 1825 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Justine died 6 April 1862 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Justine was the child of Joseph JACQUES and Josephte DALPE dite PARISEAU.

François-Xavier married (2) Marie-Marguerite FREDERIC dite DESPARS 14 July 1862 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marguerite FREDERIC dite DESPARS was born 15 June 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Marguerite died 7 January 1873 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).

François-Xavier married (3) Julie CABANA 11 February 1873 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie CABANA was born abt. 1837 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie died 27 April 1887 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).

François-Xavier married (4) Julie MIGNOT dite DUMAINE 10 December 1887 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Julie MIGNOT dite DUMAINE was born 28 December 1827 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ died 17 July 1893 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Menuisier (furniture maker)

The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France

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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Spouse & Children of François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ

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François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ married

Justine JACQUES
Marriage date: 13 May 1850
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Justine JACQUES was the child of Joseph JACQUES and Josephte DALPE dite PARISEAU

Marriage notes:

marriage of François Xavier BURK, furniture maker in this parish, son of Laurent BURK cabinet-maker & Angelique PANNETON in Contrecoeur parish, and Justine JACQUES of this parish, daughter of Joseph JACQUES farmer & the late Josephte Dalpes (?)

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Children of François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Justine JACQUES

François-Xavier BURQUE

Born: 20 April 1851, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 22 November 1923, Québec, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Napoleon BURQUE

Born: 10 January 1853 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 11 July 1854, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Marie-Emma-Régina BURQUE

Born: 26 January 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: ,

Louis BURQUE dit LALIBERTE

Born: 5 December 1856, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 11 September 1923, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Louise PARADIS 11 February 1878 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Narcisse BURQUE

Born: 16 September 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 14 November 1915, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anatalie BURQUE

Born: 24 July 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 17 January 1862, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ married

Marie-Marguerite FREDERIC dite DESPARS
Marriage date: 14 July 1862
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

14 Jul 1862 • St-Hyacinthe (Cathédrale), Québec

marriage of François Xavier Burque, furniture-maker in this parish, adult widdower of Justine Jacques, and of Marguerite Despart, also of this parish, adult daughter of Jean Despars & late Marguerite Biron

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Marguerite FREDERIC dite DESPARS

Marguerite BURQUE

Born: 19 May 1863, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 22 May 1863, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Joseph BURQUE

Born: abt. 1865, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: 8 April 1890, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Regina Grace BURQUE

Born: 29 October 1866, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: June 1939, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Adolphe-Arthur BURQUE

Born: 4 May 1869, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ married

Julie CABANA
Marriage date: 11 February 1873
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

11 Feb 1873 • St-Hyacinthe (Cathédrale), Québec, Canada

marriage of François Xavier Burque, furniture maker in this parish, adult widower of Marguerite Desparts, and Julie Cabana, also of this parish, adult daughter of Hilaire Cabana, farmer and of the late Judith Gosselin

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Julie CABANA

Marie-Louise BURQUE

Born: 15 November 1873, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1940, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ married

Julie MIGNOT dite DUMAINE
Marriage date: 10 December 1887
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

10 Dec 1887 • St-Hyacinthe (Cathédrale), Québec, Canada

Marriage of Francois Xavier BURQUE, furniture maker, adult widower of Julie CABANA of this parish, and Julie DUMAINE, adult widow of Augustin LAPIERRE ACTION-REALE

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Children of François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Julie MIGNOT dite DUMAINE

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Birth — 1827
9 May 1827
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Justine JACQUES 13 May 1850, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 23 years old.

1851 - St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Xavier Burck
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Antriam
Born of Canadian Parents: Yes
Province: Canada East (Quebec)
District: St. Hyacinthe County
District Number: 31
Sub-District: St Hyacinthe
Sub-District Number: 398
Household Members:
Name Age
Xavier Burck 25
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 Birth of Child
François-Xavier BURQUE was born 20 April 1851, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 23 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Birth of Child
Joseph-Napoleon BURQUE was born 10 January 1853 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 25 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Death of Child
Joseph-Napoleon BURQUE died 11 July 1854, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 27 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Marie-Emma-Régina BURQUE was born 26 January 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 27 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Louis BURQUE dit LALIBERTE was born 5 December 1856, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Narcisse BURQUE was born 16 September 1858, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 31 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Marie-Anatalie BURQUE was born 24 July 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1861 - St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Frs. X. Burque
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Year: 1828
Birthplace: Lower Canada
Marital status: Married
Home in 1861: St Hyacinthe, Canada East
Religion: Roman Catholic
Film Number: C-1320
Page Number: 215
Household Members:
Name Age
Frs. H. Burgue 33

1861 Canadian Census
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1862 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Marguerite FREDERIC dite DESPARS 14 July 1862 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 35 years old.

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ - 1862 marriage

1862 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1862 Death of Child
Marie-Anatalie BURQUE died 17 January 1862, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 34 years old.

1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Justine JACQUES died 6 April 1862, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1863 Birth of Child
Marguerite BURQUE was born 19 May 1863, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 36 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Regina Grace BURQUE was born 29 October 1866, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 39 years old.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Adolphe-Arthur BURQUE was born 4 May 1869, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 42 years old.

1870 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Xavier Burke
Age in 1870: 44
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 396
Home in 1870: Worcester Ward 4, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Laborer
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Inferred Spouse: Margret Burke
Inferred Children: Loris Burke
Joseph Burke
Riginos Burke
Arthur Burke
Household Members:
Name Age
Xavier Burke 44
Margret Burke 44
Loris Burke 13
Joseph Burke 6
Riginos Burke 4
Arthur Burke 11/ 12

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1873 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Julie CABANA 11 February 1873, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 45 years old.

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ - 1873 marriage

1873 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1873 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite FREDERIC dite DESPARS died 7 January 1873, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1873 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BURQUE was born 15 November 1873, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 46 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Marriage of Child
Louis BURQUE dit LALIBERTE married 11 February 1878, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise PARADIS

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Xavier Burque
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 54
Birth Year: 1827
Birthplace: Canada
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Can Francaise (French)
Occupation: Gunier
Province: Quebec
District Number: 62
District: St Hyacinthe
Sub-District Number: A
Subdistrict: St Hyacinthe
Division: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Havier Burque 54
Julie Burque 44
Joseph Burque 16
Regina Burque 14
Adelphe Burque 12
Marie Louise Burque 7

1881 Canadian Census
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Julie MIGNOT dite DUMAINE 10 December 1887, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 60 years old.

François-Xavier BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ - 1887 marriage

1887 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1887 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julie CABANA died 27 April 1887, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Death of Child
Joseph BURQUE died 8 April 1890, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François-Xavier was 62 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Name: Xavier Burque
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's name: Julie Burque
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 184
District: St Hyacinthe
Subdistrict: St Hyacinthe City
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Household Members:
Name Age
Xavier Burque 63
Julie Burque 62

1891 Canadian Census
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1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada