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 RÉGUINDEAUSpouse(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* .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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