Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Born

12 March 1750 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1790 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

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Born: 12 March 1750 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Father

Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Mother

Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Grandparents of Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE Madeleine BOURBEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

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

Marguerite married Joseph-Marie BERNIER 25 June 1781 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was born 6 May 1759 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Joseph-Marie died 31 August 1840 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Joseph-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS.

Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE died 27 April 1790 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. 26 Oct 1772, Louiseville, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
Marc Juneau
(1746–1781)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE married

Joseph-Marie BERNIER
Marriage date: 25 June 1781
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS

Children of Joseph-Marie BERNIER and Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE

Marie-Josephe BERNIER

Born: 3 April 1782, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1784, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine BERNIER

Born: 30 April 1784, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 November 1786, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite BERNIER

Born: 2 May 1787, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1832, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Ambroise CLEMENT dit L'ALLEMAND 9 October 1809 Place: Maskinongé, Lower 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 — 1750
12 March 1750
Maskinongé, 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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE and Joseph-Marie BERNIER 25 June 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 31 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BERNIER was born 3 April 1782, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Antoine BERNIER was born 30 April 1784, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marguerite was 34 years old.