Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ

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7 September 1771 , Québec Province, Canada

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Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE

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Born: 7 September 1771 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ , Cecile ST-AUBIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE , Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ

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Joseph married Marguerite STE-MARIE 30 January 1797 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite STE-MARIE was born abt. 1771

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Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ married

Marguerite STE-MARIE
Marriage date: 30 January 1797
Marriage place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

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François BRAY dit LABONTÉ

Born: abt. 1811, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite RENAUD 4 February 1833 Place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1771
7 September 1771
Québec Province, Canada

1797 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite STE-MARIE 30 January 1797, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 25 years old.

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