Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD

Born

9 September 1709 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

22 April 1781 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean SIMON dit LEONARD Catherine LABELLE

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Born: 9 September 1709 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Jean SIMON dit LEONARD

Mother: Catherine LABELLE

Paternal grandparents: Leonard SIMON , Mathurine BEAUJAN

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LABELLE , Anne CHARBONNEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Jeanne SÉGUIN 1 January 1736 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jeanne SÉGUIN was born 7 July 1714 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Jeanne died 12 May 1753 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Jeanne was the child of François SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Marie-Louise FEUILLON (FILION).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marguerite NOLET 25 February 1754 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite NOLET was born 28 January 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite was the child of François NOLET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Louise MARANDA dite LATOURELLE.

Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD died 22 April 1781 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD

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Jeanne SÉGUIN
Marriage date: 1 January 1736
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Jeanne SÉGUIN was the child of François SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Marie-Louise FEUILLON (FILION)

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD and Jeanne SÉGUIN

Marie-Jeanne-Louise LEONARD dite SIMON

Born: 31 December 1736, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Paul ANDEGRAVE dit CHAMPAGNE 26 July 1756 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

François LEONARD dit SIMON

Born: 12 May 1738, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1774, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Marie BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS 24 November 1760 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne LEONARD

Born: 25 January 1745, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1826, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON 28 January 1765 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marguerite LEONARD

Born: 30 May 1747, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Etienne BONIFACE 11 November 1765 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD married

Marguerite NOLET
Marriage date: 25 February 1754
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite NOLET was the child of François NOLET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Louise MARANDA dite LATOURELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD and Marguerite NOLET

Marie-Louise SIMON dite LEONARD

Born: 4 September 1756, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 22 April 1817, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Paul-Athanase LABELLE 16 February 1772 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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Birth — 1709
9 September 1709
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD and Jeanne SÉGUIN 1 January 1736, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise LEONARD dite SIMON was born 31 December 1736, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
François LEONARD dit SIMON was born 12 May 1738, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEONARD was born 25 January 1745, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEONARD was born 30 May 1747, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne SÉGUIN died 12 May 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD and Marguerite NOLET 25 February 1754, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 44 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Louise LEONARD dite SIMON married 26 July 1756, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Paul ANDEGRAVE dit CHAMPAGNE

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SIMON dite LEONARD was born 4 September 1756, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
François LEONARD dit SIMON married 24 November 1760, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marguerite-Marie BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEONARD married 28 January 1765, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Jean-Joseph-Antoine BOURGON dit SANSFAÇON

1765 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEONARD married 11 November 1765, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Etienne BONIFACE

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SIMON dite LEONARD married 16 February 1772, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Paul-Athanase LABELLE

1774 Death of Child
François LEONARD dit SIMON died 25 February 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 64 years old.

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.