flag male ancestor  Etienne  GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

  (b. 10 December 1750 Yamachiche, Canada, New France   d. 19 October 1833 Yamachiche, Lower Canada )  

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Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 10 December 1750 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE   and   Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal)  Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

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

Etienne  married  Ursule BOURASSA 26 May 1783 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .  Ursule BOURASSA  was born abt. 1763 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Ursule was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURASSA and Ursule BOUCHER.

Etienne  married  (2) Antoinette LORANGER 21 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoinette LORANGER  was born 11 February 1760 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).  Antoinette was the child of Joseph LORANGER dit RIVARD and Geneviève COTE.

Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 19 October 1833 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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