Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Born

23 March 1736 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

30 June 1801 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Born: 23 March 1736 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Parents of Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Father

Joseph COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Mother

Jeanne MASSON

Grandparents of Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Paternal grandparents

André COLIN dit LALIBERTÉ Marie-Jeanne-Anne CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MASSON Catherine LEFRANCOIS

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

Ambroise-Antoine married Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE 24 January 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 27 June 1745 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Apolline died 11 April 1813 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Marie-Apolline was the child of Jean-Marie DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Louise RIVIERE (LARIVIERE).

Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE died 30 June 1801 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married

Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE
Marriage date: 24 January 1763
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was the child of Jean-Marie DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Louise RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Children of Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE

Catherine COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 26 January 1795 Place: Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Marie-Charlotte COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ

Born: 24 January 1775, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 October 1817, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: André BERNARD 8 January 1798 Place: Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1736
23 March 1736
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise-Antoine COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Apolline DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE 24 January 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 26 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 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ was born 24 January 1775, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Ambroise-Antoine was 38 years old.

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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Catherine COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE married 26 January 1795, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada to Joseph VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte COLIN dite LALIBERTÉ married 8 January 1798, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada to André BERNARD

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