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Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. 15 November 1702 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1778 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 15 November 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Pierre 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)

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Pierre married Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE 17 January 1734 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was born 10 June 1714 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Angélique died 6 January 1790 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON.

Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 18 July 1778 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

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Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE-- Date: 17 January 1734 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

Children of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE:

Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.21 April 1737, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1816, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe BLAIS 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.23 March 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1805, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Benoit LEROY 27 October 1760 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Alexis GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1804, , Québec Province, Canada )

Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.28 June 1745, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME 4 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.20 May 1747, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAMY 18 August 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.10 December 1750, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 19 October 1833, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule BOURASSA 26 May 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Antoinette LORANGER 21 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Rene GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.14 April 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve BOURASSA 8 September 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
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1702 Birth
15 November 1702
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE 17 January 1734, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 21 April 1737, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 23 March 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 28 June 1745, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 42 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 20 May 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 10 December 1750, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 48 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Rene GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 14 April 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 53 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 27 October 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Benoit LEROY

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 of Child
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 4 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 18 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Agathe BLAIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 18 August 1766 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste LAMY

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.