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 .
Details of the family tree of Charles appear below.
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.
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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