Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD

Born

24 February 1743 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

13 April 1815 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD Madeleine DUCLOS

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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was born 24 February 1743 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was the child of Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Madeleine DUCLOS

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Marie-Renée PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Angélique LEHOUX dite LALIBERTÉ

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Joseph married Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR 9 November 1767 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 30 May 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth died 25 March 1832 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Elisabeth ROY.

Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD died 13 April 1815 in Terrebonne, 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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Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD married

Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR-- Date: 9 November 1767 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was the child of Antoine-Augustin PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Elisabeth ROY

Children of Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD (b.10 March 1780, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 19 May 1839, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Archange BEAUCHAMP 5 November 1804 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1743 Birth
24 February 1743
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD and Elisabeth PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR 9 November 1767, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD was born 10 March 1780, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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)

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Joseph SIMON dit LEONARD married 5 November 1804, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville) to Archange BEAUCHAMP