▁B ures ▁( 1 8 3 6 – 1 8 7 0 ), ▁then ▁of ▁Notre - D ame - d ' A li erm ont ▁( 1 8 7 0 – 1 8 8 1 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁various ▁works , ▁ess ays ▁and ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁history , ▁ar che ology ▁and ▁her ald ry ▁of ▁Norm andy . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁for ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Pays ▁de ▁B ray , ▁D iction naire ▁du ▁p ato is ▁du ▁pays ▁de ▁B ray , ▁which ▁is ▁notable ▁because ▁it ▁represents ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁dialect ▁that ▁is ▁spoken ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁Pays ▁de ▁B ray ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁sources ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁for ▁the ▁col ony ▁of ▁New ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 0 s . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Historical ▁and ▁Scient ific ▁Works . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Un ▁coin ▁de ▁la ▁Norm and ie . ▁B ures ., ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁ ▁Ess ai ▁historique ▁et ▁arch é ologique ▁sur ▁le ▁canton ▁de ▁Ne uf ch ât el , ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁ ▁Ess ai ▁historique ▁et ▁arch é ologique ▁sur ▁le ▁canton ▁de ▁Bl ang y , ▁Paris ▁: ▁Der ache , ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁ ▁Ess ai ▁historique ▁et ▁arch é ologique ▁sur ▁le ▁canton ▁de