Marie-Claire GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

(b. abt. 1739 , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 September 1765 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* )

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Marie-Claire GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Claire 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 LECLERC

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Claire married Pierre MARTIN 10 February 1755 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre MARTIN was born abt. 1723 in France. Pierre died 15 January 1810 in France. Pierre was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Catherine CHAILLE (CHAYER).

Marie-Claire GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 4 September 1765 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* .
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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
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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Marie-Claire GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married

Pierre MARTIN-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Pierre MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Catherine CHAILLE (CHAYER)

Children of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Claire GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

Madeleine-Marguerite MARTIN (b.22 August 1758, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* d. 4 June 1834, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 February 1839, St-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec, Canada)

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Pierre MARTIN 10 February 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Marguerite MARTIN was born 22 August 1758, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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.