Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ

(b. 8 December 1720 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1804 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 8 December 1720 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ was the child of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Anne BOURHIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BOURHIS and Marie DEMERS

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Suzanne married Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE) 10 September 1742 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 25 October 1719 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jacques died 2 November 1799 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jacques was the child of Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Madeleine VIAU.

Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ died 13 February 1804 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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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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Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ married

Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE)-- Date: 10 September 1742 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Madeleine VIAU

Children of Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ:

Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET) (b.19 July 1743, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 18 September 1832, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Desanges-Angelique SOREL 11 February 1771 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1720 Birth
8 December 1720
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ and Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE) 10 September 1742 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET) was born 19 July 1743, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Suzanne was 22 years old.

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

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOYETTE (GOGUET) married 11 February 1771, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Desanges-Angelique SOREL

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.