Marie-Marguerite ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ

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1 July 1725 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

6 October 1800 , Deschaillons, Lower Canada

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Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ Marie-Marguerite LEBOEUF

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Born: 1 July 1725 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ

Mother: Marie-Marguerite LEBOEUF

Paternal grandparents: Gaspard ROIROUX dit LALIBERTÉ , Marguerite HÉBERT dite LAVERDURE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEBOEUF , Marie-Thérèse LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

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Marie-Marguerite married Nicolas BARABE 28 January 1754 in Deschaillons, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas BARABE was born 4 December 1729 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Nicolas died 29 August 1768 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas BARABÉ and Marie-Anne MAILLOT.

Marie-Marguerite ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ died 6 October 1800 in Deschaillons, 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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Marie-Marguerite ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ married

Nicolas BARABE
Marriage date: 28 January 1754
Marriage place: Deschaillons, Canada, New France
Nicolas BARABE was the child of Nicolas BARABÉ and Marie-Anne MAILLOT

Children of Nicolas BARABE and Marie-Marguerite ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ

Catherine BARABE

Born: 8 September 1764, Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 September 1836, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BEAUDET 9 October 1787 Place: Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

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Birth — 1725
1 July 1725
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ and Nicolas BARABE 28 January 1754, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

She was 28 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine BARABE was born 8 September 1764, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Marie-Marguerite was 39 years old.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas BARABE died 29 August 1768, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

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.