François BRAY

Born

22 July 1741 , Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1806 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

François married Geneviève LALONDE 7 February 1763 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève LALONDE was born 31 January 1746 in Vaudreuil, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 11 August 1810 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Guillaume LALONDE and Marie-Angelique BRUNET dite BOURBONNAIS .

Parents & Family of François BRAY

Parents of François BRAY

Father

Etienne BRAY

Mother

Barbe DAZÉ

Grandparents of François BRAY

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Paul-Charles DAZÉ Barbe CARTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BRAY

François BRAY married

Geneviève LALONDE
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LALONDE was the child of Guillaume LALONDE and Marie-Angelique BRUNET dite BOURBONNAIS

Children of François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE

Geneviève BRAY

Born: 21 October 1767, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 November 1820, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE 10 August 1789 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
22 July 1741
Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE 7 February 1763, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Geneviève BRAY was born 21 October 1767, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

François was 26 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.