Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 September 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques GÉLINAS dit 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):

Jacques married Marie-Louise GELINAS 15 January 1759 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 11 April 1741 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise died 27 May 1810 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS and Genevieve CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL.

Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 9 September 1798 in Yamachiche, Lower 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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