Étienne
GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE
(b.
16 January 1710
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
11 January 1782
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 16 January 1710 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) (maternal) Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Françoise died 21 October 1769 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). 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 .
Details of the family tree of Étienne appear below.
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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