Louis BRAY

(b. 23 August 1752 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1814 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Louis BRAY was born 23 August 1752 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Louis BRAY was the child of Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte PIEDALUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Anne BOURHIS (maternal) Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Angelique PATENAUDE 26 July 1784 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angelique PATENAUDE was born 23 November 1762 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Angelique died 9 December 1843 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Angelique was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique DUBUC.

Louis BRAY died 27 December 1814 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis BRAY was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

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Louis BRAY married

Angelique PATENAUDE-- Date: 26 July 1784 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique PATENAUDE was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique DUBUC

Children of Louis BRAY and Angelique PATENAUDE:

Josephte BRAY (b.1 May 1786, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Toussaint CHARBONNEAU 24 October 1803 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Archange BRAIS (b.13 June 1790, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1837, , Québec Province, Canada )

Louise BRAY (b.28 February 1792, Longueuil, Lower Canada d. 16 January 1856, Longueuil, Canada East )

Joseph BRAY (b.22 August 1793, Longueuil, Lower Canada d. 26 September 1826, , Québec Province, Canada )

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1752 Birth
23 August 1752
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Louis BRAY and Angelique PATENAUDE 26 July 1784, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 31 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Josephte BRAY was born 1 May 1786, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 33 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Archange BRAIS was born 13 June 1790, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Louise BRAY was born 28 February 1792, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 39 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph BRAY was born 22 August 1793, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis was 41 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Josephte BRAY married 24 October 1803, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Toussaint CHARBONNEAU