Individual Details
Martin Joseph LIBOTTE
(Abt 11 Nov 1774 - 22 Jun 1840)
Events
| Birth | Abt 11 Nov 1774 | Abolens, Liège, Belgium |  | ||
| Christen | 11 Nov 1774 | Abolens, Liège, Belgium |  | | |
| Death | 22 Jun 1840 | Crehen, Liège, Belgium | | ||
| Marriage | Belgium - Marie Catherine WILMET | ||||
| Occupation | Garde-champêtre - Crehen, Liège, Belgium | | |
Families
| Spouse | Marie Catherine WILMET (1767 - 1833) |
| Child | Marie Joseph LIBOTTE (1798 - 1875) |
Notes
Christen
Godparents were Carolus Antonius Vinlet and Maria Theresia Lambert.Occupation
The marriage record of his son, Pierre Joseph Libotte, describes Martin Libotte, age 62, as a "gard-champêtre." This term literally translates as "rural" guard," and according to Wikipedia, is defined as "the combination of a forest ranger, game warden and police officer in certain rural communes in France."Endnotes
1. Eglise catholique. Paroisse d'Abolens (Liège) (Abolens, Belgium), Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1625-1796, Vol. 2, 11 November 1774, baptism of Martin Joseph Libotte; FHL microfilm 613901.
2. Eglise catholique. Paroisse d'Abolens (Liège) (Abolens, Belgium), Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1625-1796, Vol. 2, 11 November 1774, baptism of Martin Joseph Libotte; FHL microfilm 613901.
3. "Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914," digital images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 27 January 2017), death of Martin Libotte; België Nationaal Archief, Brussels (Belgium National Archives, Brussels); Crehen; Naissances, publications de mariage, mariages, décès 1801-1860; image 669, record 15.
4. "Belgium, Liège, Civil Registration, 1621-1914," digital images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 27 January 2017), Pierre Joseph Libotte and Jeanne Joseph Luc; België Nationaal Archief, Brussels (Belgium National Archives, Brussels); Crehen; Naissances, publications de mariage, mariages, décès 1801-1860; image 529, marriage 10.