Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD

(b. 20 October 1732 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 12 November 1796 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 20 October 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Louis SIMON dit 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

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Louis married Marie-Elisabeth CHALIFOUR 12 November 1764 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth CHALIFOUR was born 3 April 1734 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Elisabeth died 18 June 1796 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jacques CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT.

Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD died 12 November 1796 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Chalifoux Marie-Elisabeth
m. Laurin Marie-Louise

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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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Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD married

Marie-Elisabeth CHALIFOUR-- Date: 12 November 1764 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Marie-Elisabeth CHALIFOUR was the child of Jacques CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Elisabeth CHALIFOUR:

Therese LÉONARD (b.24 February 1774, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 19 December 1800, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. Jean TARTRE dit LARIVIÈRE 25 January 1796 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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1732 Birth
20 October 1732
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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 Marriage / Partner
Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Elisabeth CHALIFOUR 12 November 1764, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Therese LÉONARD was born 24 February 1774, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Louis was 41 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.