Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD

(b. 22 July 1740 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1800 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 22 July 1740 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste 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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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Therese RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 13 February 1764 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Therese RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD was born 24 July 1743 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Therese died 25 April 1815 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Therese was the child of Francois RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Josephe ROY.

Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD died 27 April 1800 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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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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Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD married

Marie-Therese RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD-- Date: 13 February 1764 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Therese RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD was the child of Francois RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Josephe ROY

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Therese RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD:

Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD (b.28 June 1766, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE 11 July 1796 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph SIMON dit LÉONARD (b.7 June 1769, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1769, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Therese SIMON dite LÉONARD (b.18 February 1771, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1795, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Bazile SIMON dit LÉONARD (b.7 November 1772, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre SIMON dit LÉONARD (b.10 July 1775, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD (b.24 June 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

Basile SIMON dit LÉONARD (b.abt. 1780, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD (b.21 January 1780, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Joseph SIMON dite LÉONARD (b.19 March 1786, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1787, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1740 Birth
22 July 1740
Longue-Pointe, 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
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Therese RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 13 February 1764, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 28 June 1766, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 7 June 1769, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese SIMON dite LÉONARD was born 18 February 1771, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Bazile SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 7 November 1772, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 10 July 1775, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine SIMON dite LÉONARD was born 24 June 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis SIMON dit LÉONARD was born 21 January 1780, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph SIMON dite LÉONARD was born 19 March 1786, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1787 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph SIMON dite LÉONARD died 18 May 1787, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Therese SIMON dite LÉONARD died 29 July 1795, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD married 11 July 1796, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE

1800 Death
27 April 1800
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 59.

Added: 8/22/2017 8:06:41 AM - Updated: 8/22/2017 8:16:30 AM