Andre CHARAUX (CHAROUX) dit LALIBERTE

(b. abt. 1727 , France d. 28 February 1815 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Andre CHARAUX (CHAROUX) dit LALIBERTE was born abt. 1727 in France

Andre CHARAUX (CHAROUX) dit LALIBERTE was the child of François CHARAUX dit LALIBERTE and Catherine MAUGROT

Andre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1752.

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

Andre married Marie-Catherine AMIOT 15 May 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine AMIOT was born 26 May 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Catherine died 27 July 1796 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Catherine was the child of Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Angélique HALAY (HALLÉ).

Andre CHARAUX (CHAROUX) dit LALIBERTE died 28 February 1815 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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