Jean-Baptitste
GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE
(b.
22 November 1719
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
14 May 1781
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 22 November 1719 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLISpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptitste married Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE 7 January 1741 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 26 November 1813 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON.
Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE died 14 May 1781 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptitste 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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