Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ

(b. 26 August 1755 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1834 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 26 August 1755 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ was the child of Laurent BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Louise CHARRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN (maternal) Pierre CHARRON and Marie-Angélique DEBLUCHE dite LASERRE

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

Louise married Francois RIENDEAU 7 February 1780 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois RIENDEAU was born 28 October 1756 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Francois was the child of Francois RIENDEAU and Angelique SEGUIN.

Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ died 16 December 1834 in Varennes, 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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Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ married

Francois RIENDEAU-- Date: 7 February 1780 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois RIENDEAU was the child of Francois RIENDEAU and Angelique SEGUIN

Children of Francois RIENDEAU and Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ:

Marie-Josephte RIENDEAU (b.21 May 1793, Boucherville, Lower Canada d. 14 December 1876, Saint-André-Avelin, Quebec, Canada)
m. Charles LACOSTE 24 October 1814 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1755 Birth
26 August 1755
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ and Francois RIENDEAU 7 February 1780, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIENDEAU was born 21 May 1793, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louise was 37 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RIENDEAU married 24 October 1814, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Charles LACOSTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England