Leger BRAY dit LABONTE

(b. abt. 1673 , France d. 27 November 1744 , Longueuil, Canada, New France )

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Leger BRAY dit LABONTE was born abt. 1673 in France

Leger BRAY dit LABONTE was the child of ? and ?

Leger was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1701.

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

Leger married Marguerite COLIN 21 September 1701 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite COLIN was born 14 March 1680 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marguerite died 20 January 1717 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marguerite was the child of Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Jacqueline LABBE.

Leger married (2) Marie-Anne BOURHIS 5 December 1718 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BOURHIS was born 10 April 1691 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 18 July 1723 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean BOURHIS and Marie DEMERS.

Leger BRAY dit LABONTE died 27 November 1744 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Bray and Jeanne Couder

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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)

Family and Children of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE

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Leger BRAY dit LABONTE married

Marguerite COLIN-- Date: 21 September 1701 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite COLIN was the child of Mathurin COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Jacqueline LABBE

Children of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN:

Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ (b.21 September 1701, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1776, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE 11 February 1726 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoine BRAY (b.2 March 1703, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1703, Longueuil, Canada, New France )

Guillaume BRAY (b.26 July 1704, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1743, Longueuil, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève LAMARRE 13 February 1736 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ (b.26 August 1706, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Cecile ST-AUBIN 7 November 1735 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Antoine BRAY (b.4 March 1708, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ (b.14 January 1711, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François ADAM dit LARAMÉE 6 February 1736 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Pierre BRAY (b.22 October 1712, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1751, Longueuil, Canada, New France )
m. Charlotte CHARRON 29 July 1741 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Laurent BRAY dit LABONTÉ (b.3 September 1714, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1772, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise CHARRON 15 November 1751 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles BRAY (b.11 January 1717, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )

Leger BRAY dit LABONTE married

Marie-Anne BOURHIS-- Date: 5 December 1718 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BOURHIS was the child of Jean BOURHIS and Marie DEMERS

Children of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Anne BOURHIS:

Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ (b.27 November 1719, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1800, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte PIEDALUE 26 February 1748 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ (b.8 December 1720, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1804, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE) 10 September 1742 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1701 Marriage / Partner
Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN 21 September 1701, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1701 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 21 September 1701, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1703 Birth of Child
Antoine BRAY was born 2 March 1703, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1704 Birth of Child
Guillaume BRAY was born 26 July 1704, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1706 Birth of Child
Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ was born 26 August 1706, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1708 Birth of Child
Antoine BRAY was born 4 March 1708, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 14 January 1711, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1712 Birth of Child
Pierre BRAY was born 22 October 1712, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1714 Birth of Child
Laurent BRAY dit LABONTÉ was born 3 September 1714, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1717 Birth of Child
Charles BRAY was born 11 January 1717, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1717 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite COLIN died 20 January 1717, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1718 Marriage / Partner
Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marie-Anne BOURHIS 5 December 1718, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1719 Birth of Child
Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ was born 27 November 1719, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 8 December 1720, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1723 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BOURHIS died 18 July 1723, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1726 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ married 11 February 1726, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE

1735 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRAY dit LABONTÉ married 7 November 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Cecile ST-AUBIN

1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ married 6 February 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to François ADAM dit LARAMÉE

1736 Marriage of Child
Guillaume BRAY married 13 February 1736 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Geneviève LAMARRE

1741 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRAY married 29 July 1741, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Charlotte CHARRON

1742 Marriage of Child
Suzanne BRAY dite LABONTÉ married 10 September 1742 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jacques GOGUET (GOYETTE)

1743 Death of Child
Guillaume BRAY died 9 September 1743, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1744 Death
27 November 1744
Longueuil, Canada, New France

Added: 4/6/2015 4:05:00 PM - Updated: 9/24/2019 11:40:24 AM