Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD

(b. 24 May 1688 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 2 September 1745 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was born 24 May 1688 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 19 August 1714 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 30 March 1696 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Renée died 18 June 1775 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Renée was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU.

Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD died 2 September 1745 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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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD married

Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN-- Date: 19 August 1714 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAU

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Children of Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN:

Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD (b.23 October 1715, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine DUCLOS 21 November 1740 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Paul SIMON dit LEONARD (b.13 January 1717, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1750, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Josephte JANOT 19 October 1744 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jacques SIMON (b.11 March 1718, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD (b.2 December 1719, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 14 February 1752 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Lambert SIMON (b.14 September 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Angelique SIMON (b.30 September 1722, Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1745, Laval, Canada, New France )

Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD (b.20 January 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 12 May 1773, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* )
m. Christophe FONTAINE 28 October 1754 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Antoine SIMON (b.15 December 1726, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD (b.30 September 1729, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe MOINEAU 10 January 1757 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Toussaint SIMON (b.19 November 1731, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 6 March 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Marie-Catherine SIMON (b.9 February 1734, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 3 March 1779, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marcel BRUNEAU dit PLANTE 23 May 1757 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Elisabeth SIMON dite LEONARD (b.18 July 1736, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 21 September 1763, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DEMERS 6 October 1760 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1688 Birth
24 May 1688
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1714 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 19 August 1714, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was born 23 October 1715, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 27 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Paul SIMON dit LEONARD was born 13 January 1717, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 28 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Jacques SIMON was born 11 March 1718, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 29 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD was born 2 December 1719, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 31 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Jean-Lambert SIMON was born 14 September 1721, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 33 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Angelique SIMON was born 30 September 1722, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD was born 20 January 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Antoine SIMON was born 15 December 1726, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMON dit LEONARD was born 30 September 1729, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Toussaint SIMON was born 19 November 1731, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine SIMON was born 9 February 1734, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SIMON dite LEONARD was born 18 July 1736, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD married 21 November 1740, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Madeleine DUCLOS

1744 Marriage of Child
Paul SIMON dit LEONARD married 19 October 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Josephte JANOT