Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Born

20 September 1743 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

18 March 1810 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 13 September 1816 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Boulanger LEFEBVRE and Marie-Catherine GRIGNON .

Parents & Family of Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Parents of Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Father

Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Mother

Marie-Anne BLAIS

Grandparents of Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS Geneviève MARTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Etienne-Charles GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Madeleine LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 19 February 1765
Marriage 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

Born: 14 April 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise LAROCHE dite ROGNON 20 April 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine GELINAS dite BELLEMARE

Born: 22 July 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 August 1855, St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada

Married: Louis DUPONT 12 January 1795 Place: Yamachiche, 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 — 1743
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.