Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD

(b. 29 June 1725 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1788 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD was born 29 June 1725 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD was the child of Francois SIMON dit LEONARD and Suzanne CHAPERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN (maternal) Jean CHAPERON and Marie CHAUDILLON

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

Madeleine married Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY 4 August 1744 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY was born 19 June 1710 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Pierre died 30 May 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Pierre was the child of William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN.

Madeleine married (2) Louis LAVOIE 24 January 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis LAVOIE was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 2 September 1794 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Louis was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND.

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD died 13 July 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD married

Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY-- Date: 4 August 1744 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY was the child of William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN

Children of Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD:

Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES (b.16 January 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine DUBOIS 27 November 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine JACQUES dite SANSOUCY (b.30 August 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1819, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine ROULEAU 24 February 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne JACQUES (b.10 March 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GRONDIN 8 January 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD married

Louis LAVOIE-- Date: 24 January 1780 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LAVOIE was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND

Children of Louis LAVOIE and Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD:

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1725 Birth
29 June 1725
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD and Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY 4 August 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

She was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES was born 16 January 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 20 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Madeleine JACQUES dite SANSOUCY was born 30 August 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne JACQUES was born 10 March 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Madeleine was 28 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine JACQUES dite SANSOUCY married 24 February 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Antoine ROULEAU

1775 Marriage of Child
Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES married 27 November 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Madeleine DUBOIS

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne JACQUES married 8 January 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph GRONDIN

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY died 30 May 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1780 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD and Louis LAVOIE 24 January 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 54 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death
13 July 1788
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 63.

Added: 9/22/2019 11:01:32 AM - Updated: 12/3/2023 12:39:31 AM