François
LEONARD dit SIMON
(b.
12 May 1738
,
Terrebonne, Canada, New France
d.
25 February 1774
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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François LEONARD dit SIMON was born 12 May 1738 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France
François LEONARD dit 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):
François married Marguerite-Marie BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS 24 November 1760 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Marie BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS was born 5 July 1733 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite-Marie died 26 February 1812 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite-Marie was the child of François BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Thérèse MARIÉ (LEMARIÉ).
François LEONARD dit SIMON died 25 February 1774 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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