André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

Born

29 February 1812 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

Died

2 July 1898 , Richford, Vermont, USA

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François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN

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Born: 29 February 1812 in Longueuil, Lower Canada

Father: François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

Mother: Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN

Paternal grandparents: Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE , Marie-Agathe PROVOST

Maternal grandparents: Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX , Marie-Marguerite SANSCARTIER dite LAGUE

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André married Katherine UNKNOWN abt. 1840 in Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Katherine UNKNOWN was born abt. 1820

André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ died 2 July 1898 in Richford, Vermont, USA.
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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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Spouse & Children of André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

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André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ married

Katherine UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1840
Marriage place: , Vermont, USA

Children of André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ and Katherine UNKNOWN

Andrew LIBERTY

Born: 28 April 1841, , Vermont, USA
Died: 21 February 1918, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Mary FITZGERALD 1862 Place: Farnham, Québec, Canada (Saint-Romuald-de-Farnham)

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