Joseph
SIMON dit LEONARD
(b.
24 February 1743
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
13 April 1815
,
Terrebonne, Lower Canada
)
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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 LALIBERTÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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