Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

(b. 19 February 1718 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1777 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was born 19 February 1718 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE was the child of Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise CHARRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Jacqueline LABBE (maternal) Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine PILLAT

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

Michel married Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA 3 February 1744 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA was born 23 May 1719 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Catherine died 7 April 1748 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Catherine was the child of Charles CHARRON and Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR.

Michel married (2) Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT 20 November 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT was born 5 January 1733 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Elisabeth died 23 June 1764 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE.

Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE died 10 February 1777 in Québec Province, Canada.

m. Bougret Marie-Elisabeth
m. Charron Marie-Catherine

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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 Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE

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Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married

Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA-- Date: 3 February 1744 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA was the child of Charles CHARRON and Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR

Children of Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA:

Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE married

Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT-- Date: 20 November 1752 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE

Children of Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT:

Elisabeth COLLIN (b.5 May 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 July 1805, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ADAM 6 August 1787 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
19 February 1718
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA 3 February 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 25 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine CHARRON dite CABANA died 7 April 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1752 Marriage / Partner
Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT 20 November 1752, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

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

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Elisabeth COLLIN was born 5 May 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel was 46 years old.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth BOUGRET dite DUFORT died 23 June 1764 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.