Geneviève
BRAY dite LABONTÉ
(b.
17 December 1766
,
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
10 August 1811
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 17 December 1766 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ was the child of Laurent BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Louise CHARRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN (maternal) Pierre CHARRON and Marie-Angélique DEBLUCHE dite LASERRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Michel BOUSQUET 8 February 1796 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BOUSQUET was born 4 March 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Michel died 24 August 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Michel BOUSQUET and Brigitte-Veronique ADAM.
Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ died 10 August 1811 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Geneviève appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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