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
)
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Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD was born 2 December 1719 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD was the child of Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN (maternal) Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie RÉGUINDEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 14 February 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 14 April 1713 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 27 January 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT.
Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD died 18 January 1779 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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