Augustin ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ

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11 May 1757 , Deschaillons, Canada, New France

Died

31 May 1832 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ Catherine MAILLOT

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Born: 11 May 1757 in Deschaillons, Canada, New France

Father: Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ

Mother: Catherine MAILLOT

Paternal grandparents: Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ , Marie-Marguerite LEBOEUF

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MAILLOT , Angélique HOUY dite ST-LAURENT

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Augustin married Marguerite VEZINA 8 January 1781 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite VEZINA was born 25 February 1761 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Nicolas VEZINA and Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Augustin ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ died 31 May 1832 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Marguerite VEZINA
Marriage date: 8 January 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite VEZINA was the child of Jean-Nicolas VEZINA and Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Children of Augustin ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Marguerite VEZINA

Abraham ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ

Born: 21 July 1786, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1855, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne L'HERAULT 5 March 1810 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ

Born: 9 October 1793, Deschaillons, Lower Canada
Died: 24 May 1852, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne VIENS 13 January 1817 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Urbain ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ

Born: 21 May 1795, Deschaillons, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise GUERTIN 23 September 1816 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1757
11 May 1757
Deschaillons, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Marguerite VEZINA 8 January 1781, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Abraham ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ was born 21 July 1786, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 29 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Pierre ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ was born 9 October 1793, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Augustin was 36 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Urbain ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ was born 21 May 1795, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Augustin was 38 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Abraham ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ married 5 March 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Anne L'HERAULT

1816 Marriage of Child
Urbain ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ married 23 September 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Françoise GUERTIN

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ married 13 January 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Anne VIENS

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

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