Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE

(b. 25 July 1771 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1842 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE was born 25 July 1771 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE was the child of Antoine BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Jeanne JACQUES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Catherine ALLARD

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Laurent married Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE) 24 September 1792 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE) was born 17 May 1766 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève died 10 October 1835 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Charles-François FISET and Marguerite RACINE.

Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE died 14 March 1842 in Contrecœur, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE

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Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE married

Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE)-- Date: 24 September 1792 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
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Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE) was the child of Charles-François FISET and Marguerite RACINE

24 Sep 1792 • Contrecoeur-Ste-Trinité, Verchères, Quebec, Canada
marriage of Laurent Burc, son of Antoine Burc dit Laliberté & Jeanne Jaques of this parish, and Genviève Fizet, daughter of Charles Fizet & Marie Racine of this parish, in presence of bride's father Charles François Fiset, her uncle Pierre Fiset ...

Children of Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE):

Marie-Marguerite BURQUE dite LALIBERTÉ (b.5 July 1793, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 9 February 1794, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

Marie-Geneviève BURQUE dite LALIBERTÉ (b.6 December 1794, Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )

Louis (Lewis) BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ (LIBERTY) (b.28 August 1796, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , , New York, USA)

Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ (b.5 August 1798, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 12 June 1872, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada)
m. Angélique PANNETON 16 October 1821 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ (b.July 1800, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. December 1885, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

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1771 Birth
25 July 1771
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE) 24 September 1792 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 21 years old.

Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE - 1792 marriage

1792 marriage
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1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BURQUE dite LALIBERTÉ was born 5 July 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 21 years old.

1794 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite BURQUE dite LALIBERTÉ died 9 February 1794, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 22 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève BURQUE dite LALIBERTÉ was born 6 December 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Laurent was 23 years old.

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1796 Birth of Child
Louis (Lewis) BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ (LIBERTY) was born 28 August 1796, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 25 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ was born 5 August 1798, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 27 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Joseph BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ was born July 1800, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Laurent was 28 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ married 16 October 1821 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Angélique PANNETON

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE) died 10 October 1835, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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