Jean SIMON dit LEONARD

(b. 16 June 1683 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 16 February 1710 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jean SIMON dit LEONARD was born 16 June 1683 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jean SIMON dit LEONARD was the child of Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SIMON and Catherine-Marie LORION (maternal) Elie-Joseph BEAUJEAN and Suzanne COIGNON (COGNON)

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

Jean married Catherine LABELLE 1 December 1708 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LABELLE was born 5 July 1692 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Catherine died 17 December 1767 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Catherine was the child of Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAU.

Jean SIMON dit LEONARD died 16 February 1710 in Montréal, 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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Jean SIMON dit LEONARD married

Catherine LABELLE-- Date: 1 December 1708 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Catherine LABELLE was the child of Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAU

Children of Jean SIMON dit LEONARD and Catherine LABELLE:

Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD (b.9 September 1709, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 22 April 1781, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jeanne SÉGUIN 1 January 1736 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
m. Marguerite NOLET 25 February 1754 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1683 Birth
16 June 1683
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1708 Marriage / Partner
Jean SIMON dit LEONARD and Catherine LABELLE 1 December 1708, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 25 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD was born 9 September 1709, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean was 26 years old.