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Jean-Baptiste GELINAS

(b. 13 April 1739 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1814 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GELINAS was born 13 April 1739 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GELINAS was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS and Genevieve CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) Jacques CARBONNEAU dit PROVENÇAL and Geneviève MARTIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 19 April 1762 in Yamachiche, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children. Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 19 June 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte died 17 May 1827 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE.

Jean-Baptiste GELINAS died 7 November 1814 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste GELINAS married

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS-- Date: 19 April 1762 Place: Yamachiche, Canada

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Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GELINAS and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS:

Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS (b.31 August 1764, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 January 1852, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER 13 February 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Josephte GELINAS (b.8 November 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 January 1810, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

Jean-Baptiste GELINAS (b.19 October 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 September 1837, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Theotiste GELINAS (b.23 January 1773, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 February 1851, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Francois GELINAS (b.3 October 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 February 1863, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Pelagie GELINAS (b.17 August 1776, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1855, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Antoine GELINAS (b.18 October 1778, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1817, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Regis GELINAS (b.7 January 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 May 1862, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine HEROUX 19 August 1805 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre GELINAS (b.4 October 1782, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 May 1868, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada )

Charles GELINAS (b.1 April 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1859, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

Louis GELINAS (b.18 March 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 December 1863, St-Étienne-des-Grès Canada)

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1739 Birth
13 April 1739
Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GELINAS and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 19 April 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS was born 31 August 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Josephte GELINAS was born 8 November 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GELINAS was born 19 October 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Theotiste GELINAS was born 23 January 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Francois GELINAS was born 3 October 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Pelagie GELINAS was born 17 August 1776, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Antoine GELINAS was born 18 October 1778, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Regis GELINAS was born 7 January 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Pierre GELINAS was born 4 October 1782, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Charles GELINAS was born 1 April 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS married 13 February 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER

1789 Birth of Child
Louis GELINAS was born 18 March 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Regis GELINAS married 19 August 1805, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Madeleine HEROUX

1810 Death of Child
Josephte GELINAS died 11 January 1810, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Jean-Baptiste was 70 years old.

1814 Death
7 November 1814
Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He died at the age of 75.

Added: 12/16/2017 10:44:04 AM - Updated: 8/2/2024 5:49:57 PM