François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

Born

21 July 1771 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 July 1832 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE Marie-Agathe PROVOST

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Born: 21 July 1771 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Mother: Marie-Agathe PROVOST

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COLIN , Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Francois PROVOST , Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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François married Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN 18 June 1798 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN was born 5 March 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Ursule was the child of Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX and Marie-Marguerite SANSCARTIER dite LAGUE.

François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ died 19 July 1832 in Chambly, 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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François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ married

Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN
Marriage date: 18 June 1798
Marriage place: Longueuil, Lower Canada
Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN was the child of Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX and Marie-Marguerite SANSCARTIER dite LAGUE

Children of François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ and Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN

André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

Born: 29 February 1812, Longueuil, Lower Canada
Died: 2 July 1898, Richford, Vermont, USA

Married: Katherine UNKNOWN 1840 Place: , Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1771
21 July 1771
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
François COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ and Ursule CADIEUX dite POTEVIN 18 June 1798, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 26 years old.

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

1812 Birth of Child
André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ was born 29 February 1812, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 40 years old.

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

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