Etienne-Charles
GELINAS dit BELLEMARE
(b.
20 September 1743
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
18 March 1810
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 20 September 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Anne BLAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Geneviève MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne-Charles married Madeleine LEFEBVRE 19 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine LEFEBVRE was born 27 November 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine died 13 September 1816 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Boulanger LEFEBVRE and Marie-Catherine GRIGNON.
Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE died 18 March 1810 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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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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