Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD

(b. 23 October 1731 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1768 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD was born 23 October 1731 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD was the child of Louis SIMON dit LEONARD and Josephte BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN (maternal) Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN

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

Marie-Catherine married Pierre-Francois MACHABEE 9 January 1758 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Francois MACHABEE was born 4 May 1732 in Burgille-Le-Marnay, France. Pierre-Francois died 16 August 1794 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville).

Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD died 23 February 1768 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Machabee Pierre-Francois

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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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Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD married

Pierre-Francois MACHABEE-- Date: 9 January 1758 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre-Francois MACHABEE and Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD:

Jean-Baptiste MACHABEE (b.27 October 1758, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise ETHIER 21 February 1786 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
23 October 1731
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD and Pierre-Francois MACHABEE 9 January 1758, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

She was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MACHABEE was born 27 October 1758, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine was 27 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.