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 MARTIN

Spouse(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 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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Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Madeleine LEFEBVRE-- Date: 19 February 1765 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre-Boulanger LEFEBVRE and Marie-Catherine GRIGNON

Children of Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE and Madeleine LEFEBVRE:

Joseph-Charles BELLEMARE (b.14 April 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louise LAROCHE dite ROGNON 20 April 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine GELINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.22 July 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1855, St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada)
m. Louis DUPONT 12 January 1795 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1743 Birth
20 September 1743
Yamachiche, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE and Madeleine LEFEBVRE 19 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph-Charles BELLEMARE was born 14 April 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne-Charles was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Madeleine GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 22 July 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne-Charles was 30 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Charles BELLEMARE married 20 April 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louise LAROCHE dite ROGNON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 12 January 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louis DUPONT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)