Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Born

2 March 1717 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1792 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

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Born: 2 March 1717 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Parents of Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Father

Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Mother

Madeleine BOURBEAU

Grandparents of Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Paternal grandparents

Jean GÉLINAS Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

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

Alexis married Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 2 November 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 18 April 1716 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 23 February 1785 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON.

Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE died 19 March 1792 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE married

Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE
Marriage date: 2 November 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Children of Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Born: 12 March 1750, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1790, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie BERNIER 25 June 1781 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1814, , Québec Province, Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1717
2 March 1717
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 2 November 1739 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE was born 12 March 1750, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Alexis was 33 years old.

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.

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.