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)

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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

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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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Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD married

Pierre CHAPERON-- Date: 5 February 1725 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Pierre CHAPERON was the child of Jean CHAPERON and Marie CHAUDILLON

Children of Pierre CHAPERON and Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD:

Marie CHAPERON (b.8 December 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 4 June 1753, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph BLUTEAU dit LARABELLE 26 February 1748 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Victoire CHAPERON (b.25 October 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 28 January 1765 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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1703 Birth
8 January 1703
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD and Pierre CHAPERON 5 February 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 22 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie CHAPERON was born 8 December 1725, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Catherine was 22 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Victoire CHAPERON was born 25 October 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Catherine was 41 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie CHAPERON married 26 February 1748 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Joseph BLUTEAU dit LARABELLE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Death of Child
Marie CHAPERON died 4 June 1753, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Catherine was 50 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Victoire CHAPERON married 28 January 1765 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre CHAPERON died 28 September 1774, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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.