François BRAY

(b. 22 July 1741 , Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1806 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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François BRAY was born 22 July 1741 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

François BRAY was the child of Etienne BRAY and Barbe DAZÉ and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul-Charles DAZÉ and Barbe CARTIER

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

François married Geneviève LALONDE 7 February 1763 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève LALONDE was born 31 January 1746 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Geneviève died 11 August 1810 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Geneviève was the child of Guillaume LALONDE and Marie-Angelique BRUNET dite BOURBONNAIS.

François BRAY died 13 October 1806 in Les Cèdres, 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.

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François BRAY married

Geneviève LALONDE-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LALONDE was the child of Guillaume LALONDE and Marie-Angelique BRUNET dite BOURBONNAIS

Children of François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE:

Geneviève BRAY (b.21 October 1767, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 November 1820, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE 10 August 1789 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1741 Birth
22 July 1741
Les Cèdres, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE 7 February 1763, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Geneviève BRAY was born 21 October 1767, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

François was 26 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)

1789 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BRAY married 10 August 1789, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE

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

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

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