Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD

(b. 2 December 1719 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1779 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD was born 2 December 1719 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne 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 RÉGUINDEAU

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 14 February 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 14 April 1713 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 27 January 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT.

Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD died 18 January 1779 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD

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Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD married

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD:

Marie-Josephte BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE (b.29 November 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1799, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste CADIEUX 6 February 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Jean Baptiste DUSSAULT 23 October 1780 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE (b.4 May 1757, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Catherine LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE 5 February 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1719 Birth
2 December 1719
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD and Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 14 February 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 32 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 29 November 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 4 May 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne was 37 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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 27 January 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 6 February 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste CADIEUX

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.