immigrant flag male ancestor  François  GELINEAU dit LACHAPELLE

  (b. 29 March 1661 St-Paul, Clion, Jonzac, Saintes, Saintonge, France   d. abt. 1697 Verchères, Canada, New France )  

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François GELINEAU dit LACHAPELLE was born 29 March 1661 in St-Paul, Clion, Jonzac, Saintes, Saintonge, France

François GELINEAU dit LACHAPELLE was the child of ?   and   ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1687.

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

François  married  Marie-Marguerite MENARD 15 May 1687 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite MENARD  was born January 1671 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marie-Marguerite died 12 March 1713 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Marguerite DESHAYES.

François GELINEAU dit LACHAPELLE died abt. 1697 in Verchères, Canada, New France .





Son of Jehan Gelineau and Marguerite Boucq


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Occupation

François GELINEAU dit LACHAPELLE was a Cordonnier.
The cordonnier, or shoemaker (a cordwainer in England), was a craftsman who manufactured shoes, boots, and other types of footwear. He knew how to create, with his own hands, the entire shoe from the sole to the upper. He was the cutter, fitter, designer, and polisher... Some shoemakers sold their shoes to merchants, but the majority sold their own shoes, either from their workshop or by going door-to-door selling their wares.
Source: tfcq.ca
Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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