Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Born

16 January 1710 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1782 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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Born: 16 January 1710 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Mother: Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Paternal grandparents: Jean GÉLINAS , Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

Maternal grandparents: Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE , Anne COLIN (COLLIN)

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Étienne married Françoise SÉVIGNY 14 February 1735 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Françoise SÉVIGNY was born 16 July 1716 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Françoise died 21 October 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 11 January 1782 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Françoise SÉVIGNY
Marriage date: 14 February 1735
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Françoise SÉVIGNY was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

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Children of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Born: 12 February 1736, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 30 May 1804, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE 5 January 1756 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE

Born: 7 August 1738, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 9 July 1790, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph HARDY 26 February 1759 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Etienne GELINAS

Born: 9 July 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Born: 18 May 1740, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 7 November 1813, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique LAMBERT 19 February 1776 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques GELINAS

Born: 18 March 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Louise GELINAS

Born: 27 March 1742, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

Born: 31 March 1743, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1820, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GELINAS 10 November 1766 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GELINAS

Born: 18 March 1745, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marguerite GELINAS

Born: 16 April 1748, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Amable-Marie GELINAS

Born: 21 August 1749, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE

Born: 11 May 1751, Louiseville, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1833, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS 5 February 1770 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste ST-YVES 4 May 1807 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte GELINAS

Born: 27 March 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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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 — 1710
16 January 1710
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY 14 February 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 12 February 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 7 August 1738, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Etienne GELINAS was born 9 July 1739, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 18 May 1740, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jacques GELINAS was born 18 March 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 27 March 1742, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 31 March 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 18 March 1745, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 35 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS was born 16 April 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Amable-Marie GELINAS was born 21 August 1749, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 39 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 11 May 1751, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Étienne was 41 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 5 January 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France to Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GELINAS was born 27 March 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 47 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 26 February 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France to Joseph HARDY

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married 10 November 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne GELINAS

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise SÉVIGNY died 21 October 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 5 February 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS

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.