Marguerite
GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE
(b.
17 February 1735
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
25 October 1815
,
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 17 February 1735 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was the child of Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Charlotte BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Vincent MAHEU 11 July 1755 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Vincent MAHEU was born 25 January 1728 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Vincent died 21 February 1766 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Vincent was the child of Gabriel MAHEU and Marie-Madeleine-Agnes BRODIERE.
Marguerite married (2) Pierre BLANCHARD 3 November 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre BLANCHARD was born 7 January 1747 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Alexandre BLANCHARD and Angelique CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE.
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 25 October 1815 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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