Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS

Born

3 October 1748 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

5 January 1831 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE Francoise LESIEUR

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Born: 3 October 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Mother: Francoise LESIEUR

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE , Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS , Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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Joseph married Marie Josephte LEBLANC 2 March 1772 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Josephte LEBLANC was born abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephte died 28 March 1835 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC and Marguerite HEBERT.

Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS died 5 January 1831 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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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.

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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Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS married

Marie Josephte LEBLANC
Marriage date: 2 March 1772
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Josephte LEBLANC was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC and Marguerite HEBERT

Children of Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS and Marie Josephte LEBLANC

Marie BELLEMARE

Born: 7 February 1773, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite BELLEMARE

Born: 17 October 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte BELLEMARE

Born: 16 September 1776, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 July 1849, Yamachiche, Canada East

Pierre BELLEMARE

Born: 22 November 1780, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean BELLEMARE

Born: 15 December 1782, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Paul BELLEMARE dit GELINAS

Born: 25 January 1785, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 April 1864,

Judith BELLEMARE

Born: 4 January 1787, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 July 1804, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Francois BELLEMARE

Born: 26 September 1788, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1831, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne BELLEMARE

Born: 15 August 1792, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 1 September 1824, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GELINAS 21 February 1814 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1748
3 October 1748
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS and Marie Josephte LEBLANC 2 March 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie BELLEMARE was born 7 February 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELLEMARE was born 17 October 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 26 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
Josephte BELLEMARE was born 16 September 1776, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Pierre BELLEMARE was born 22 November 1780, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean BELLEMARE was born 15 December 1782, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Paul BELLEMARE dit GELINAS was born 25 January 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Judith BELLEMARE was born 4 January 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Francois BELLEMARE was born 26 September 1788, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph was 40 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BELLEMARE was born 15 August 1792, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

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