Leonard MONTREUIL dit FRANCOEUR (MONTREAU)

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abt. 1644 , Poitiers, France

Died

16 February 1699 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1644 in Poitiers, France

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Leonard was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Leonard married Marguerite LEVAIGNEUR (LE VAIGNEUR) 1 March 1668 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEVAIGNEUR (LE VAIGNEUR) was born abt. 1651 in Rouen, France. Marguerite died 22 January 1729 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).

Leonard MONTREUIL dit FRANCOEUR (MONTREAU) died 16 February 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .
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The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

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Recorded occupation: Soldat du regiment de Carignan

The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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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Leonard MONTREUIL dit FRANCOEUR (MONTREAU) married

Marguerite LEVAIGNEUR (LE VAIGNEUR)
Marriage date: 1 March 1668
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection

Leonard Montreau dit Francoeur and Marg. Levaigneur

Children of Leonard MONTREUIL dit FRANCOEUR (MONTREAU) and Marguerite LEVAIGNEUR (LE VAIGNEUR)

Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR

Born: abt. 1669, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1729, Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre GAREAU 3 November 1684 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Marriage / Partner
Leonard MONTREUIL dit FRANCOEUR (MONTREAU) and Marguerite LEVAIGNEUR (LE VAIGNEUR) 1 March 1668, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who married Filles du Roi)
Montreau, Léonard, dit Francoeur, m. Marguerite Levaigneur, 01 Mar. 1668
Soldier, Company: Froment

La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1684 Marriage of Child
Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR married 3 November 1684, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre GAREAU

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Death
Death found at Saint-Famille-de-Boucherville, Boucherville, QC, Canada in Drouin Collection.

Montreuil-'de'- Leonard
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Death
name: Leonard De Montreuil Or Francoeur
gender: Male
burial date: 16 Feb 1699
burial place: St. Famille De Boucherville
death date: 15 Feb 1699
death place: Of Tremblay, Boucherville
age: 55
birth date: 1644
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race: White
marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: B03669-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-70 S-1

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2PP-VB5 : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Leonard De Montreuil Or Francoeur, 15 Feb 1699; citing reference P-70 S-1, FHL microfilm 1031703.
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