Joseph BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ

(b. September 1832 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , )

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Joseph BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ was born September 1832 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Joseph BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ was the child of Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTÉ and Angélique PANNETON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent BURQUE dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Geneviève FISET (FISETTE) (maternal) François PANNETON and Marie-Angélique LEBEQUE dite LESPERANCE

31 Jul 1855 • Contrecoeur Ste-Trinité, Québec, Canada
marriage of Joseph Burque, cabinet-maker in this parish, son of Laurent Burque & Angelique Panneton of this parish, and Lima Giard, of this parish, daughter of late Antoine Giard & Marie Fiset of this parish, with dispense for 3rd deg. cosanguinuity.

Rose De Lima GIARD
(1837–)

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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