Etienne
GELINAS dit BELLEMARE
(b.
31 March 1743
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
17 February 1820
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 31 March 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal) Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Marie-Anne GELINAS 10 November 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GELINAS was born 5 February 1747 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne died 14 February 1809 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS and Genevieve CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL.
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE died 17 February 1820 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Etienne 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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