Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD

(b. 23 October 1715 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was born 23 October 1715 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph SIMON dit 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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Joseph married Madeleine DUCLOS 21 November 1740 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine DUCLOS was born 13 April 1724 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Madeleine died 6 June 1788 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Angélique LEHOUX dite LALIBERTÉ.

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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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD married

Madeleine DUCLOS-- Date: 21 November 1740 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Madeleine DUCLOS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Angélique LEHOUX dite LALIBERTÉ

Children of Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Madeleine DUCLOS:

Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD (b.24 February 1743, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 13 April 1815, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR 9 November 1767 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Judith-Angelique SIMON dite LEONARD (b.18 April 1754, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 22 January 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Amable PARENTEAU 1 February 1779 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1715 Birth
23 October 1715
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Madeleine DUCLOS 21 November 1740, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was born 24 February 1743, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Judith-Angelique SIMON dite LEONARD was born 18 April 1754, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 38 years old.

Added: 2/15/2017 3:48:54 PM - Updated: 2/21/2022 12:57:47 PM