François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

(b. 25 May 1730 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1806 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 25 May 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was the child of Pierre COLIN and Marthe BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Jacqueline LABBE (maternal) Andre BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) and Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE 20 February 1757 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE was born 10 May 1738 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louise died 26 June 1817 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louise was the child of Louis BRIQUET dit LEFEBVRE and Charlotte LAMARRE.

François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE died 17 March 1806 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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Family and Children of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

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François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married

Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE-- Date: 20 February 1757 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE was the child of Louis BRIQUET dit LEFEBVRE and Charlotte LAMARRE

Children of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE:

Geneviève COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 February 1819, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) 23 October 1780 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE (b.13 May 1761, Longueuil, Canada d. 22 July 1832, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Euphrosine PERRAS 8 February 1790 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre-Cyril LALIBERTE (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1849, , Northwest Territories, Canada)
m. Josephte GAUDRY dite BEAUDRY 1799

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1730 Birth
25 May 1730
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise BRIQUET dite LEFEBVRE 20 February 1757, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE was born 13 May 1761, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 30 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Geneviève COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE married 23 October 1780, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Louis DENEAU (DENIAU)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Francois COLLIN dit LALIBERTE married 8 February 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Euphrosine PERRAS

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

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

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