Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD

(b. 23 January 1696 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 19 November 1735 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* )

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Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD was born 23 January 1696 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD was the child of Leonard SIMON and Mathurine BEAUJAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SIMON and Catherine-Marie LORION (maternal) Elie-Joseph BEAUJEAN and Suzanne COIGNON (COGNON)

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Marie-Anne married Jacques POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 16 April 1714 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was born 30 September 1690 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jacques died 18 August 1735 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jacques was the child of Andre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne BURELLE (BUREL).

Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD died 19 November 1735 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
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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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD

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Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD married

Jacques POUTRE dit LAVIGNE-- Date: 16 April 1714 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Jacques POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was the child of Andre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne BURELLE (BUREL)

Children of Jacques POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD:

Marie-Anne POUTRE (b.6 February 1717, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. André BOMBARDIER 9 January 1736 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

André POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE (b.9 July 1722, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 19 May 1797, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe DAOUST 6 February 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1696 Birth
23 January 1696
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD and Jacques POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 16 April 1714 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 18 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POUTRE was born 6 February 1717, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Marie-Anne was 21 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
André POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE was born 9 July 1722, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.