Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD

(b. 20 January 1725 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 12 May 1773 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* )

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Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD was born 20 January 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD was the child of Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN (maternal) Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU

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

Madeleine married Christophe FONTAINE 28 October 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Christophe FONTAINE was born 5 March 1730 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Christophe died 27 December 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Christophe was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD died 12 May 1773 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD

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Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD married

Christophe FONTAINE-- Date: 28 October 1754 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Christophe FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

Children of Christophe FONTAINE and Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD:

Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.13 October 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1779, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.2 October 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.3 February 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. , )

Gabriel FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.5 May 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. , )

Marie-Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.8 April 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Marie TETREAULT 10 February 1783 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1725 Birth
20 January 1725
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD and Christophe FONTAINE 28 October 1754 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 29 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 13 October 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 2 October 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 3 February 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Gabriel FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 5 May 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 36 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 8 April 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 38 years old.