Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE

(b. 13 May 1761 , Longueuil, Canada d. 22 July 1832 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE was born 13 May 1761 in Longueuil, Canada

Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE was the child of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre COLIN and Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) (maternal) Louis BRIQUET dit LEFEBVRE and Charlotte LAMARRE

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Francois married Euphrosine PERRAS 8 February 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphrosine PERRAS was born 26 September 1772 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Euphrosine died 14 June 1832 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Euphrosine was the child of Pierre PERRAS dit FONTAINE and Marie-Catherine CUSSON.

Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE died 22 July 1832 in Longueuil, 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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