flag male ancestor  Louis  BRAY

  (b. 23 August 1752 Longueuil, Canada, New France   d. 27 December 1814 Longueuil, Lower Canada )  

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Louis BRAY was born 23 August 1752 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Louis BRAY was the child of Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ   and   Charlotte PIEDALUE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Anne BOURHIS (maternal)  Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

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

Louis  married  Angelique PATENAUDE 26 July 1784 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angelique PATENAUDE  was born 23 November 1762 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil).  Angelique died 9 December 1843 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Angelique was the child of Nicolas PATENAUDE and Marie-Angélique DUBUC.

Louis BRAY died 27 December 1814 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis BRAY was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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