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Marie-Jeanne-Louise LEONARD dite SIMON was born 31 December 1736 in Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne-Louise LEONARD dite SIMON was the child of Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD and Jeanne SÉGUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SIMON dit LEONARD and Catherine LABELLE (maternal) François SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE and Marie-Louise FEUILLON (FILION)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Jeanne-Louise married Paul ANDEGRAVE dit CHAMPAGNE 26 July 1756 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul ANDEGRAVE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 5 June 1728 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Paul died 21 November 1772 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Paul was the child of Pierre HANDGRAVE (ANDEGRAVE) dit CHAMPAGNE and Charlotte BOULARD dite CAMBRAI.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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