Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD

(b. abt. 1762 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 April 1830 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada

Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD was the child of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard ELIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBON (maternal) Pierre LEGARE and Catherine LEPIRE dite HENNE

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

Madeleine married Jean-Marie CAUCHON 20 February 1797 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie CAUCHON was born 27 March 1765 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Jean-Marie died 20 May 1856 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Marie was the child of Jean CAUCHON and Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT.

Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD died 19 April 1830 in Château-Richer, 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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Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD married

Jean-Marie CAUCHON-- Date: 20 February 1797 Place: Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Jean-Marie CAUCHON was the child of Jean CAUCHON and Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT

Children of Jean-Marie CAUCHON and Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD:

Jean-Marie CAUCHON (b.16 January 1798, Château-Richer, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Sophie TREMBLAY 12 October 1819 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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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.

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)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ELIE dite LEONARD and Jean-Marie CAUCHON 20 February 1797, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie CAUCHON was born 16 January 1798, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie CAUCHON married 12 October 1819, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Sophie TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)