André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE

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abt. 1648 , France

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Born: abt. 1648 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

André was an immigrant, arriving by 1690.

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André married Perrine BASILE abt. 1685 in France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Perrine BASILE was born abt. 1663 in France.

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Recorded occupation: Forgeron

A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE married

Perrine BASILE
Marriage date: abt. 1685
Marriage place: , France
Source: www.acadiansingray.com

Marriage notes:

André Célestin dit Bellemère, a blacksmith, married Perrine Basile in France in c1685. They came to Acadia in c1690 and settled at the new community of Minas. Pérrine gave André seven children, including two sons who created their own families.

Children of André CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE and Perrine BASILE

Marie CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1682, , France
Died: ,

Married: Michel FOREST (DE FOREST) 29 October 1708 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marguerite CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1684, , France
Died: 21 November 1728, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie

Married: Antoine PINET 16 April 1709 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Jacques CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1686, , France
Died: abt. 1777,

Married: Marie LANDRY 13 February 1718 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Madeleine CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1688, , France
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste FOREST 24 October 1718 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Jeanne CÉLESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1689, , France
Died: ,

Married: Mathieu BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR) 1702 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Claude LANDRY 15 May 1741 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Françoise CELESTIN dite BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine CELESTIN dit BELLEMÈRE

Born: abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

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