Guillaume
BRAY dit LABONTE
(b.
7 November 1739
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
28 August 1828
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE was born 7 November 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE was the child of Guillaume BRAY and Geneviève LAMARRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN (maternal) Andre LAMARRE and Marie-Angélique CHAPACOUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Guillaume married Marie-Josephe BROUILLET 4 February 1771 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET was born 2 September 1746 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephe died 18 November 1808 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Thérèse LEFORT.
Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE died 28 August 1828 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Guillaume 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)
Family and Children of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE
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Marie-Josephe BROUILLET-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Thérèse LEFORT
Children of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Josephe BROUILLET:
Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) 11 January 1796 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Josephe BROUILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Thérèse LEFORT
Children of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Josephe BROUILLET:
Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) 11 January 1796 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
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1739 Birth 7 November 1739
Longueuil, Canada, New France
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 / PartnerGuillaume BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Josephe BROUILLET 4 February 1771, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
He was 31 years old.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1796 Marriage of ChildPierre BRAIS dit LABONTE married 11 January 1796, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC)
1808 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Josephe BROUILLET died 18 November 1808, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1828 Death 28 August 1828
Longueuil, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 88.
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