Died: 21 March 1843, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD
Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD
Born: 28 June 1766 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Parents of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD
Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE 11 July 1796 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 6 November 1780 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 1 November 1834 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François TARTRE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Josephe BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER).
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD
Marriage date: 11 July 1796
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of François TARTRE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Josephe BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER)
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE
Died: 21 March 1843, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East
Died: 27 June 1802, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: 15 May 1801, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: 30 April 1878, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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28 June 1766
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LÉONARD and Marie-Louise TARTRE dite LARIVIÈRE 11 July 1796, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
He was 30 years old.
1797 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise LÉONARD was born 7 December 1797, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildMarie-Therese SIMON was born 17 June 1799, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise SIMON was born 5 May 1801, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON was born 16 May 1802, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildFrancois SIMON was born 19 February 1805, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildLouis SIMON was born 18 February 1807, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildRosalie SIMON was born 7 November 1809, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.
1811 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste LEONARD dit SIMON was born 3 October 1811, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildPierre LEONARD dit SIMON was born 29 June 1816, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.
1819 Birth of ChildLouis SIMON was born 25 August 1819, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.
1822 Birth of ChildStanislas LEONARD dit SIMON was born 2 April 1822, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.
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