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)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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