François GUENARD dit LÉONARD

(b. abt. 1800 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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François GUENARD dit LÉONARD was born abt. 1800 in Québec Province, Canada

François GUENARD dit LÉONARD was the child of ? and ?

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François married Julie LEFEBVRE 10 January 1820 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julie LEFEBVRE was born abt. 1800 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Julie was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT).

son of Jean Baptiste Guenard and Louise Tourangeau

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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François GUENARD dit LÉONARD married

Julie LEFEBVRE-- Date: 10 January 1820 Place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Julie LEFEBVRE was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT)

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Children of François GUENARD dit LÉONARD and Julie LEFEBVRE:

Catherine GUENARD dite LÉONARD (b.24 November 1822, Châteauguay, Lower Canada d. , )

Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD (b.11 February 1825, Châteauguay, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) 16 January 1843 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1820 Marriage / Partner
François GUENARD dit LÉONARD and Julie LEFEBVRE 10 January 1820, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)