Simon
Braille
Born in Meaux, Brie, Champagne, France
Ancestors 
Son of Jean-Baptiste Braille
and Marguerite Congy
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Madeleine (Picout) Braille
— married
20 Feb 1750 (to about 1752) in Meaux, Brie, Champagne, France
Husband of
Geneviève (Auville) Braille
— married
8 Jan 1753 in Coupvray, Brie, Champagne, France
Descendants 
Father of
Marie Geneviève (Braille) Rigault, Marie Catherine (Braille) Triolet, Simon René Braille and Marie Céline (Braille) Lhullier
Died
at age 55
in Coupvray, Brie, Champagne, France
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Sep 2015
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Biography
Grandfather of Louis Braille. Came to the Coupvray area around 1750. Died around 1782. Was a harness-maker by trade.
Biographie
Simon Braille, fils de Jean-Baptiste Braille, bourrelier, et de Marguerite Congy, est né et a été baptisé le 2 mars 1727 à Meaux, paroisse Saint-Martin. Son parrain était Simon de Congy, maître cordier, et sa marraine Marie Deschamps[1].
Il épouse Marie Madeleine Picout, de la paroisse de Chambry, le 20 janvier 1750 à Saint-Martin de Meaux, en présence de son frère Jean-Baptiste Braille, de son oncle Sébastien Braille, et de Jacques Picout père de la mariée, tous bourreliers[2].
Il épouse en secondes noces Geneviève Auville le 8 janvier 1753 à Coupvray[3].
Simon Braille est mort le 29 juillet 1782 et a été enterré le lendemain à Coupvray en présence de son fils Simon René Braille, de Pierre Rigault bourrelier de la paroisse de Villeneuve-le-Comte, son gendre et autres[4].
Sources
- ↑ Acte de baptême: BMS 1727 Meaux Saint-Martin (vue 46), Archives de Seine-et-Marne en ligne cote 5MI4474 1721-1750, consulté le 19 mai 2018
- ↑ Acte de mariage: BMS 1750 Meaux Saint-Martin (vue 206), Archives de Seine-et-Marne en ligne cote 5MI4474 1721-1750, consulté le 19 mai 2018
- ↑ Acte de mariage: BMS 1753 Coupvray (vue 233), Archives de Seine-et-Marne en ligne cote 5MI2951 1751-1780, consulté le 19 mai 2018
- ↑ Sépulture: BMS 1782 Coupvray (vue 25), Archives de Seine-et-Marne en ligne cote 5Mi2952 1781-1796, consulté le 19 mai 2018
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