Joseph
GELINAS
Born
1 January 1789
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
27 July 1861
,
St-Barnabé-Nord, Canada
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Born: 1 January 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS
Mother:
Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste GELINAS
, Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE
, Françoise LEMIRE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Anne BELLEMARE 21 February 1814 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BELLEMARE was born 15 August 1792 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne died 1 September 1824 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS and Marie Josephte LEBLANC.
Joseph GELINAS died 27 July 1861 in St-Barnabé-Nord, Canada.
m. Bellemare Marie-Anne
m. Hudon Theotiste
m. Hudon Theotiste
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph GELINAS
Joseph GELINAS married 
Marie-Anne BELLEMARE
Marriage date: 21 February 1814
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne BELLEMARE was the child of Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS and Marie Josephte LEBLANC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Anne BELLEMAREMarriage date: 21 February 1814
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne BELLEMARE was the child of Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS and Marie Josephte LEBLANC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph GELINAS and Marie-Anne BELLEMARE
Pierre GELINAS Charles GELINASBorn: 8 August 1824, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1900,
Died: abt. 1900,
Married: Marie-Olivia LAMY 25 July 1848 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
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Birth — 17891 January 1789
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1814 Marriage / PartnerJoseph GELINAS and Marie-Anne BELLEMARE 21 February 1814, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
He was 25 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildPierre GELINAS was born 14 August 1818, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 29 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1824 Birth of ChildCharles GELINAS was born 8 August 1824, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 35 years old.
1824 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne BELLEMARE died 1 September 1824, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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)
1848 Marriage of ChildCharles GELINAS married 25 July 1848, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Olivia LAMY
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 — 186127 July 1861
St-Barnabé-Nord, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
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