Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

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28 February 1728 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1752 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE Marie-Charlotte BERGERON

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Born: 28 February 1728 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Mother: Marie-Charlotte BERGERON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE , Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents: François BERGERON , Étiennette LECLERC

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Madeleine married Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 9 January 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born abt. 1727 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Etienne died 15 December 1767 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Etienne was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT.

Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 20 August 1752 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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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
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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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Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married

Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE
Marriage date: 9 January 1748
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Children of Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Born: 2 October 1749, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 20 November 1807, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE

Born: 22 February 1751, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE 23 October 1769 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1728
28 February 1728
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 9 January 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 2 October 1749, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 22 February 1751, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine was 23 years old.