Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD

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11 February 1825 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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François GUENARD dit LÉONARD Julie LEFEBVRE

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Born: 11 February 1825 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Father: François GUENARD dit LÉONARD

Mother: Julie LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEFEBVRE , Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT)

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Olive married Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) 16 January 1843 in Châteauguay, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) was born 29 March 1821 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Antoine was the child of Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) and Felicite-Marie PRIMEAU.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD

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Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD married

Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET)
Marriage date: 16 January 1843
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) was the child of Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) and Felicite-Marie PRIMEAU

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Ste. Philomene, Chateauguay, Quebec

Antoine Collet, son of Antoine Collet & Felicite Primeau Oliva Leonard, daughter of the late Francois Leonard & the late Julie Lefevre Married "Le seize janvier, mil huit cent quarante trois" (16 Jan 1843)

Church Register, Ste. Philomene, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) and Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD

Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE

Born: June 1858, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 April 1917, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Married: David LAFARIER 13 October 1878 Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1825
11 February 1825
Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1843 Marriage / Partner
Olive GUENARD dite LÉONARD and Antoine COLLETTE (COLLET) 16 January 1843, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

She was 17 years old.