Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Born

22 November 1719 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1781 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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. Marie-Josephte died 26 November 1813 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Parents of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Father

Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Mother

Madeleine BOURBEAU

Grandparents of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Paternal grandparents

Jean GÉLINAS Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE
Marriage date: 7 January 1741
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

Children of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE

Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Born: 12 November 1744, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 23 October 1769 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

Born: 30 March 1751, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PAILLE 25 November 1772 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

Born: 23 February 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1814, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph VENNE 10 September 1777 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

Born: 25 December 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite HEROUX 13 February 1781 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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 — 1719
22 November 1719
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE 7 January 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 12 November 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 30 March 1751, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 23 February 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 25 December 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 37 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE married 23 October 1769 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married 25 November 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph PAILLE

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.