Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Born

21 September 1701 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

10 January 1776 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Leger BRAY dit LABONTE Marguerite COLIN

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Born: 21 September 1701 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Leger BRAY dit LABONTE

Mother: Marguerite COLIN

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE , Jacqueline LABBE

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Marguerite married Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE 11 February 1726 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE was born 20 November 1696 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 22 December 1774 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Pierre was the child of Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Marie-Geneviève SEDILOT.

Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ died 10 January 1776 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Legris Pierre

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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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Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ married

Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE
Marriage date: 11 February 1726
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE was the child of Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Marie-Geneviève SEDILOT

Children of Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE and Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Marie-Anne LEGRIS

Born: 14 May 1740, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 October 1825, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Andre MOREAU 19 April 1762 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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Birth — 1701
21 September 1701
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ and Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE 11 February 1726, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS was born 14 May 1740, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS married 19 April 1762, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Charles-Andre MOREAU

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.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE died 22 December 1774, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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.