Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. 17 January 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1778 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 17 January 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) (maternal) Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN)

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

Charles married Marie-Anne BLAIS 29 July 1740 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 10 April 1722 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Anne died 17 March 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Geneviève MARTIN.

Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 7 May 1778 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

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Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Marie-Anne BLAIS-- Date: 29 July 1740 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BLAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Geneviève MARTIN

Children of Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Anne BLAIS:

Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.20 September 1743, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1810, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine LEFEBVRE 19 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Genevieve GELINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis GUILLEMETTE 15 January 1772 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1706 Birth
17 January 1706
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Anne BLAIS 29 July 1740 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 34 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 20 September 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 37 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married 19 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Madeleine LEFEBVRE

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BLAIS died 17 March 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1772 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 15 January 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louis GUILLEMETTE

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.