Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Born

22 March 1737 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

4 June 1791 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Francoise married Etienne MARTIN 2 September 1754 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Etienne MARTIN was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada. Etienne was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Catherine CHAILLE (CHAYER) .

Parents & Family of Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Parents of Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Father

Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Mother

Marie-Charlotte BERGERON

Grandparents of Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents

François BERGERON Étiennette LECLERC

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married

Etienne MARTIN
Marriage date: 2 September 1754
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Etienne MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Catherine CHAILLE (CHAYER)

Children of Etienne MARTIN and Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Catherine MARTIN

Born: 18 December 1757, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: November 1778, , Québec Province, Canada

Etienne MARTIN

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1853, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Marie-Josephte MARTIN

Born: 3 May 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1825, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francoise's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1737
22 March 1737
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Etienne MARTIN 2 September 1754 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 17 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Catherine MARTIN was born 18 December 1757, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Francoise was 20 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MARTIN was born 3 May 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise was 31 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.