Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE

(b. 23 September 1664 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1712 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE was born 23 September 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France

Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE was the child of Hubert SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Sainte VIE dite LAMOTHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Guillaume married Catherine DROUIN 17 November 1688 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine DROUIN was born 2 January 1660 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 25 March 1734 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Catherine was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER.

Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE died 15 March 1712 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE

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Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE married

Catherine DROUIN-- Date: 17 November 1688 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Catherine DROUIN
Catherine DROUIN was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER

Name: Guillaume Simon
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Spouse's Name: Catherine Drouyn
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Event Date: 17 Nov 1688
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name: Hubert Simon
Mother's Name: Marie Vie
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Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Michel Roulois
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 166

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 April 2015), Guillaume Simon and Catherine Drouyn, 17 Nov 1688; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference P 166; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Catherine DROUIN:

Angélique SIMON (b.3 February 1693, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1730, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) 1 August 1717 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève SIMON (b.2 January 1695, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1734, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Gentien MORISSET 10 October 1710 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
m. Charles LAISEAU (LOISEAU) 22 November 1729 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite SIMON (b.16 July 1697, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN 25 February 1726 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Francoise SIMON dite LAPOINTE (b.10 September 1699, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1744, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Hilaire BAUCHER dit MORENCY 3 May 1728 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise SIMON dite LAPOINTE (b.17 June 1701, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1777, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin BÉLANGER 24 November 1727 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Felicite SIMON (b.22 February 1703, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1781, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin GAGNON 4 November 1727 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Prisque SIMON (b.22 February 1703, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine LESSARD 19 November 1731 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1664 Birth
23 September 1664
Québec, Canada, New France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1688 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Catherine DROUIN 17 November 1688, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Angélique SIMON was born 3 February 1693, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 28 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Geneviève SIMON was born 2 January 1695, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 30 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Marguerite SIMON was born 16 July 1697, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 32 years old.

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

1699 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise SIMON dite LAPOINTE was born 10 September 1699, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 34 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SIMON dite LAPOINTE was born 17 June 1701, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Felicite SIMON was born 22 February 1703, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 38 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Prisque SIMON was born 22 February 1703, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Guillaume was 38 years old.

1710 Marriage of Child
Geneviève SIMON married 10 October 1710, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Gentien MORISSET