Catherine
SIMON dite LEONARD
(b.
5 January 1723
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
24 December 1780
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD was born 5 January 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD was the child of Francois SIMON dit LEONARD and Suzanne CHAPERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN (maternal) Jean CHAPERON and Marie CHAUDILLONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY 23 November 1744 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY was born 9 March 1721 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 12 December 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph was the child of William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN.
Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD died 24 December 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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