Leger BARON

(b. abt. 1639 , France d. 5 October 1707 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Leger BARON was born abt. 1639 in France

Leger BARON was the child of ? and ?

Leger was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.

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

Leger married Marie-Anne BAUDON 28 November 1679 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BAUDON was born 24 February 1665 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne died 04 July 1703 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques BAUDON dit LAGRANGE and Claire-Françoise PARE.

Leger BARON died 5 October 1707 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .

son of Francois Baron and Suzanne Sureau

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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.

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Leger BARON married

Marie-Anne BAUDON-- Date: 28 November 1679 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BAUDON was the child of Jacques BAUDON dit LAGRANGE and Claire-Françoise PARE

Children of Leger BARON and Marie-Anne BAUDON:

Denis BARON (b.24 October 1682, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1724, Laval, Canada, New France )
m. Suzanne BRUNEL 29 November 1711 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie BARON (b.1 February 1694, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1729, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. François CHOMILLIER 23 November 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Origin of Surname
BARON
The word Baron is of Celtic extraction, and originally synonymous with man in general It has this meaning in the Salic law, and in the laws of the Lombards; in the English law, the phrase baron and. feme is equivalent to man and wife. It was afterward used to denote a man of respectability, a stout or valiant man; and Barone was also used by the Italians to signify a beggar. From denoting a stout or valiant man, it was employed as a name for a distinguished military leader, who having fought and conquered under some great commander, was afterward rewarded by him with a part of the lands which he had acquired. As a surname, it was originally Le Baron, The Baron. Gaelic, Baran, a baron.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.