Catherine
SIMON dite LEONARD
(b.
8 January 1703
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
13 December 1780
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD was born 8 January 1703 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine 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)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Pierre CHAPERON 5 February 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre CHAPERON was born 2 January 1700 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Pierre died 28 September 1774 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Pierre was the child of Jean CHAPERON and Marie CHAUDILLON.
Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD died 13 December 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Chaperon Pierre
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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