Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD

Born

20 January 1725 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

12 May 1773 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*

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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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Born: 20 January 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD

Mother: Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents: Leonard SIMON , Mathurine BEAUJAN

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Marie RÉGUINDEAU

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Madeleine married Christophe FONTAINE 28 October 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Christophe FONTAINE was born 5 March 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Christophe died 27 December 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Christophe was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD died 12 May 1773 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* .
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Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD married

Christophe FONTAINE
Marriage date: 28 October 1754
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Christophe FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

Children of Christophe FONTAINE and Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD

Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 13 October 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1779, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 2 October 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 3 February 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Gabriel FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 5 May 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 8 April 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie TETREAULT 10 February 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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Birth — 1725
20 January 1725
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD and Christophe FONTAINE 28 October 1754 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 29 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 13 October 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 2 October 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 3 February 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Gabriel FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 5 May 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 36 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 8 April 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 38 years old.