Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE

Born

7 November 1739 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

28 August 1828 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Born: 7 November 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Parents of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE

Father

Guillaume BRAY

Mother

Geneviève LAMARRE

Grandparents of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE

Paternal grandparents

Leger BRAY dit LABONTE Marguerite COLIN

Maternal grandparents

Andre LAMARRE Marie-Angélique CHAPACOU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Guillaume married Marie-Josephe BROUILLET 4 February 1771 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET was born 2 September 1746 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Josephe died 18 November 1808 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Thérèse LEFORT.

Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE died 28 August 1828 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE

Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE married

Marie-Josephe BROUILLET
Marriage date: 4 February 1771
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BROUILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET and Thérèse LEFORT

Children of Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Josephe BROUILLET

Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) 11 January 1796 Place: Longueuil, 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 — 1739
7 November 1739
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Josephe BROUILLET 4 February 1771, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 31 years old.

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.