Charles-Antoine
BRAY dit LABONTÉ
(b.
27 November 1719
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
2 August 1800
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ was born 27 November 1719 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ was the child of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Anne BOURHIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BOURHIS and Marie DEMERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles-Antoine married Charlotte PIEDALUE 26 February 1748 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte PIEDALUE was born 10 March 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Charlotte died 23 February 1804 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charlotte was the child of Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE.
Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ died 2 August 1800 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Charles-Antoine 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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