Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

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25 April 1706 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

10 November 1771 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX

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Born: 25 April 1706 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ

Mother: Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE , Jacqueline LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Jean CADIEUX , Marie VALADE

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Joseph married Jeanne MASSON 5 July 1728 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne MASSON was born 7 October 1710 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Jeanne died 30 August 1798 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Jeanne was the child of Pierre MASSON and Catherine LEFRANCOIS.

Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE died 10 November 1771 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married

Jeanne MASSON
Marriage date: 5 July 1728
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Jeanne MASSON was the child of Pierre MASSON and Catherine LEFRANCOIS

Children of Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Jeanne MASSON

Louis COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Born: 2 June 1729, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Andre COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Born: 5 April 1734, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Born: 23 March 1736, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 30 June 1801, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE 24 January 1763 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Josephte COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

Born: 19 November 1738, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1772, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine PARENT 4 April 1758 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Born: 10 July 1751, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1706
25 April 1706
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Jeanne MASSON 5 July 1728, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 22 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Louis COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 2 June 1729, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Andre COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 5 April 1734, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 23 March 1736, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was born 19 November 1738, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 10 July 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 45 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE married 4 April 1758, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Antoine PARENT

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married 24 January 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE