Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Born

21 April 1737 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

6 June 1816 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Joseph married Agathe BLAIS 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Agathe BLAIS was born 15 May 1747 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Agathe died 23 November 1823 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . Agathe was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Marie MILLET .

Parents & Family of Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Parents of Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Father

Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Mother

Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE

Grandparents of Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Paternal grandparents

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

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE Marie-Claire BERGERON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Agathe BLAIS
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe BLAIS was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Marie MILLET

Children of Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Agathe BLAIS

Joseph BELLEMARE

Born: 19 July 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 April 1844, Louiseville, Canada East

Marie BELLEMARE

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 June 1863, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Canada

Charles BELLEMARE

Born: 8 February 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 21 July 1806 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Francoise BELLEMARE

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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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
21 April 1737
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Agathe BLAIS 18 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLEMARE was born 19 July 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 34 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.