Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE

(b. 28 October 1768 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 August 1797 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE was born 28 October 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel SIMARD and Usule PARE (maternal) Jacques GAGNÉ and Helene PERRON

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Madeleine married Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 14 November 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was born 18 December 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Julien died 26 November 1843 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Julien was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN.

Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE died 16 August 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Family and Children of Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE

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Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE married

Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE-- Date: 14 November 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

Children of Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE:

Josephte BONNEAU (b.9 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine TREMBLAY 17 January 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite BONNEAU (b.17 September 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne MENARD 27 October 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste BONNEAU (b.22 February 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 3 January 1871, , Canada)
m. Henri GRENON 25 November 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1768 Birth
28 October 1768
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE and Julien BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 14 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Josephte BONNEAU was born 9 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 18 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marguerite BONNEAU was born 17 September 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 20 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Modeste BONNEAU was born 22 February 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 24 years old.