Jean-Baptiste
GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE
(b.
25 December 1756
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
10 April 1795
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 25 December 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was the child of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU (maternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite HEROUX 13 February 1781 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite HEROUX was born 4 December 1762 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marguerite died 15 November 1827 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Jacques HEROUX and Marie-Josephte SYLVESTRE.
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE died 10 April 1795 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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