Dubray History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Dubray family

The surname Dubray was first found in Lorraine where this distinguished family held a family seat, and the main stem of this aristocratic family were elevated to the nobility on the 4th July 1622. They became the Marquis de Brie.

In Champagne they held a family seat in Camprond and intermarried with the distinguished family of Sablonnière. They branched westward into Brittany where they were elevated to the nobility as the Barons de Retz. From this point they moved south to Anjou and held a family seat at Serrant. They also branched to Limousin where they held estates. The family also established a house in Bourgogne at Brochardiere.

Jean LaBrie, son of Louis and Jeanne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Marie-Xainte Boucher, daughter of Pierre and Marie, at Château-Richer on 7th November 1689. 1

Early History of the Dubray family

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Dubray Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labrie, Labre, Labree, Labret, L'Abri, Brie, DeBrie, Debrie, Dubray, Brehaut, Briart and many more.

Early Notables of the Dubray family

Notable in the family name was Dick Theodore De Brie (1528-1598), French engraver, born at Liege in 1528, and worked for the greater part of his life at Frankfort. "He was for some years in London, and did work here which makes his name of some interest to the English student. He engraved the plates to Boissard's 'Roman Antiquities,' published in four volumes. " 2Étienne Briard was an engraver of music, born at Bar-le-Duc towards the end of the 15th century, settled at Avignon in 1530. He replaced the square characters hitherto in use by round ones, and devised a simple...
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Dubray Ranking

In France, the name Dubray is the 4,409^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3

Dubray migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dubray Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gaston Dubray, aged 30, who settled in America from Bruscelles, in 1913
Trina Dubray, aged 29, who landed in America from Bruscelles, in 1913
Augustine Dubray, aged 53, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1920
MaBelle DuBray, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States, in 1922
Charles Dubray, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Dubray (post 1700) +

Juanita Suazo Dubray (b. 1930), Native American potter
Juanita Suazo Dubray (b. 1930), Native American potter from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
Lionel Dubray (1923-1944), member of French Resistance during World War II; he was tortured for eight days and then executed on 22 July 1944 in Colpo, his profile is on a 20 centimes commemorative postage stamp issued on 22 April 1961
Charlotte Dubray (1854-1931), birth name of Charlotte Besnard, a French sculptor, wife of the painter Paul-Albert Besnard

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/