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GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE Genealogy
Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 31 August 1701 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Maurice 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 CHARLES DE MESNY (maternal) Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN)
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Marie-Charlotte BERGERON 11 October 1723 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Marie-Charlotte BERGERON was born 21 September 1696 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). She died 12 June 1768 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). She was the daughter of François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? A common belief in old Quebec was that lutins [spirits] had the power to bring woe upon the people. ...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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)
1701 Birth
31 August 1701
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1723 Marriage / Partner
Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Charlotte BERGERON 11 October 1723, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)- 1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 26 July 1724, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) - 1728 Birth of Child
Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 28 February 1728, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) - 1735 Birth of Child
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 17 February 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) - 1737 Birth of Child
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 22 March 1737, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
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