Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE

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Pierre married Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) 11 January 1796 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada. Rose-Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Marie-Françoise DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR .

Parents & Family of Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE

Parents of Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE

Father

Guillaume BRAY dit LABONTE

Mother

Marie-Josephe BROUILLET

Grandparents of Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume BRAY Geneviève LAMARRE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET Thérèse LEFORT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE

Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE married

Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC)
Marriage date: 11 January 1796
Marriage place: Longueuil, Lower Canada
Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Marie-Françoise DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR

Children of Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE and Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Louis BRAIS

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emilie CHARBONNEAU 17 February 1829 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

Edouard BRAIS

Born: abt. 1818, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

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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1796 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BRAIS dit LABONTE and Rose-Genevieve LECLAIR (LECLERC) 11 January 1796, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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