Simon-Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN

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1 May 1727 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1816 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

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Charles SUREAU dit BLONDIN Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 1 May 1727 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Charles SUREAU dit BLONDIN

Mother: Anne CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Paternal grandparents: Hilaire SUREAU dit BLONDIN , Louise PARADIS

Maternal grandparents: Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE , Madeleine NIEL

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Simon-Pierre married Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CARDINAL 22 November 1751 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CARDINAL was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle died 21 November 1807 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU.

Simon-Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN died 17 December 1816 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada .
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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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Simon-Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN married

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CARDINAL
Marriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CARDINAL was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

Children of Simon-Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CARDINAL

Simon SUREAU dit BLONDIN

Born: 28 October 1752, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 December 1839, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Amable LACHAINE dite JOLICOEUR 26 January 1795 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Louise SUREAU dite BLONDIN

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 June 1833, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: René AUBIN 18 October 1773 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Pelagie SUREAU dite BLONDIN

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph ADAM 18 February 1783 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
1 May 1727
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Simon-Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle CARDINAL 22 November 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Simon SUREAU dit BLONDIN was born 28 October 1752, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Simon-Pierre was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SUREAU dite BLONDIN married 18 October 1773, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to René AUBIN

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Marriage of Child
Pelagie SUREAU dite BLONDIN married 18 February 1783, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Joseph ADAM

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Simon SUREAU dit BLONDIN married 26 January 1795, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Marie-Amable LACHAINE dite JOLICOEUR

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)