Regis GELINAS
Born: 18 February 1806, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marguerite BELLEMARE 23 February 1835 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Regis
GELINAS
Born
7 January 1781
,
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
31 May 1862
,
Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East
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Born: 7 January 1781 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Regis married Madeleine HEROUX 19 August 1805 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine HEROUX was born 30 December 1780 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine died 16 February 1850 in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Madeleine was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME.
Regis GELINAS died 31 May 1862 in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
m. Heroux Madeleine
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Regis GELINAS married 
Madeleine HEROUX
Marriage date: 19 August 1805
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
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Madeleine HEROUX was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Madeleine HEROUXMarriage date: 19 August 1805
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Regis GELINAS and Madeleine HEROUXMadeleine HEROUX was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Regis GELINAS and Madeleine HEROUX
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17817 January 1781
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1805 Marriage / PartnerRegis GELINAS and Madeleine HEROUX 19 August 1805, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
He was 24 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildRegis GELINAS was born 18 February 1806, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Regis was 25 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1835 Marriage of ChildRegis GELINAS married 23 February 1835, Yamachiche, Lower Canada to Marguerite BELLEMARE
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine HEROUX died 16 February 1850, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Saint-Barnabé)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186231 May 1862
Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.
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