Michel
ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ
(b.
23 October 1728
,
Deschaillons, Canada, New France
d.
20 July 1808
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ was born 23 October 1728 in Deschaillons, Canada, New France
Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ was the child of Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Marguerite LEBOEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gaspard ROIROUX dit LALIBERTÉ and Marguerite HÉBERT dite LAVERDURE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEBOEUF and Marie-Thérèse LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Catherine MAILLOT abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MAILLOT was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 8 June 1780 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Catherine was the child of Jacques MAILLOT and Angélique HOUY dite ST-LAURENT.
Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ died 20 July 1808 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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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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