Nicolas SENET dit LALIBERTE

(b. abt. 1664 , France d. 19 January 1732 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )

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Nicolas SENET dit LALIBERTE was born abt. 1664 in France

Nicolas SENET dit LALIBERTE was the child of Pierre SENET and Suzanne VARNIER

Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1689.

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

Nicolas married Marie-Gertrude DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 10 May 1689 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Gertrude DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was born 12 May 1670 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Gertrude died 25 May 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Gertrude was the child of Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie-Anne RICHARD.

Nicolas SENET dit LALIBERTE died 19 January 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
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Occupation

Nicolas SENET dit LALIBERTE was a corporal, royal notary.

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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