Charlotte BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Born

6 October 1742 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

15 August 1804 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Pierre BRAY Charlotte CHARRON

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Born: 6 October 1742 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BRAY

Mother: Charlotte CHARRON

Paternal grandparents: Leger BRAY dit LABONTE , Marguerite COLIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CHARRON , Marie-Angélique DEBLUCHE dite LASERRE

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Charlotte married Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE 12 May 1766 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE was born 31 January 1738 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jean-Baptiste died 14 November 1819 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josephte HAREL.

Charlotte BRAY dite LABONTÉ died 15 August 1804 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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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.

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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Spouse & Children of Charlotte BRAY dite LABONTÉ

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Charlotte BRAY dite LABONTÉ married

Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE
Marriage date: 12 May 1766
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josephte HAREL

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE and Charlotte BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Desanges LAJEUNESSE

Born: 7 August 1770, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 June 1847, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Antoine L'HOMME 8 October 1792 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1742
6 October 1742
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte BRAY dite LABONTÉ and Jean-Baptiste LAJEUNESSE 12 May 1766, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Desanges LAJEUNESSE was born 7 August 1770, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charlotte was 27 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.