François BRAY dit LABONTÉ

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abt. 1811 , Québec Province, Canada

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Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ Marguerite STE-MARIE

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Born: abt. 1811 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Marguerite STE-MARIE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE

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François married Marguerite RENAUD 4 February 1833 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite RENAUD was born abt. 1815 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis RENAUD and Marguerite CHATEL.

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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Spouse & Children of François BRAY dit LABONTÉ

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François BRAY dit LABONTÉ married

Marguerite RENAUD
Marriage date: 4 February 1833
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Marguerite RENAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis RENAUD and Marguerite CHATEL

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Children of François BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite RENAUD

Marguerite LABONTE- BRAIS (BRAY)

Born: February 1 1831, Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada
Died: August 11 1914, Clinton, Clinton, New York, USA

Married: Louis MELOCHE AKA LIVERNOIS dit MILLER 6 October 1856 Place: Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Québec, Canada (Sherrington)

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1831 Birth of Child
Marguerite LABONTE- BRAIS (BRAY) was born February 1 1831, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)

1833 Marriage / Partner
François BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite RENAUD 4 February 1833, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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