Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Born

17 December 1766 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 August 1811 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 17 December 1766 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Father

Laurent BRAY dit LABONTÉ

Mother

Marie-Louise CHARRON

Grandparents of Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Paternal grandparents

Leger BRAY dit LABONTE Marguerite COLIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHARRON Marie-Angélique DEBLUCHE dite LASERRE

Spouse(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, Province of Québec, Canada. Michel died 24 August 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ married

Michel BOUSQUET
Marriage date: 8 February 1796
Marriage place: Longueuil, Lower Canada
Michel BOUSQUET was the child of Michel BOUSQUET and Brigitte-Veronique ADAM

Children of Michel BOUSQUET and Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Toussaint BOUSQUET

Born: 1 November 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte DUMAS 18 February 1828 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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 — 1766
17 December 1766
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BRAY dite LABONTÉ and Michel BOUSQUET 8 February 1796 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 29 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Toussaint BOUSQUET was born 1 November 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 34 years old.