Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ

(b. 27 November 1719 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1800 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ was born 27 November 1719 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Charles-Antoine BRAY dit 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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Charles-Antoine married Charlotte PIEDALUE 26 February 1748 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte PIEDALUE was born 10 March 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Charlotte died 23 February 1804 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte was the child of Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE.

Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ died 2 August 1800 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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Family and Children of Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ

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Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ married

Charlotte PIEDALUE-- Date: 26 February 1748 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Charlotte PIEDALUE was the child of Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

Children of Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte PIEDALUE:

Louis BRAY (b.23 August 1752, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1814, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique PATENAUDE 26 July 1784 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie BRAY (b.8 May 1758, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )

Elisabeth BRAY (b.25 June 1763, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1832, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre VINCENT 16 February 1784 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Francois BRAY (b.21 June 1764, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1719 Birth
27 November 1719
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte PIEDALUE 26 February 1748, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louis BRAY was born 23 August 1752, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Antoine was 32 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie BRAY was born 8 May 1758, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Antoine was 38 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BRAY was born 25 June 1763, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Antoine was 43 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois BRAY was born 21 June 1764, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles-Antoine was 44 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.