Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

(b. 19 November 1721 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1772 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 19 November 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

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

Josephte married Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS 13 August 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 25 April 1717 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joseph died 23 February 1756 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Josephte married (2) Ignace LANGLOIS 7 November 1757 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace LANGLOIS was born 17 March 1731 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Ignace died 21 January 1796 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Ignace was the child of Nicolas LANGLOIS and Angélique CUILLERIER.

Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE died 18 June 1772 in Yamachiche, 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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Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married

Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-- Date: 13 August 1743 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Children of Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE:

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS (b.19 June 1746, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1827, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GELINAS 19 April 1762 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR (b.26 November 1751, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Eustache LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS (b.29 November 1753, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS (b.23 February 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married

Ignace LANGLOIS-- Date: 7 November 1757 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Ignace LANGLOIS was the child of Nicolas LANGLOIS and Angélique CUILLERIER

Children of Ignace LANGLOIS and Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE:

Antoine LANGLOIS (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 April 1830, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Louise LEMAY 9 January 1786 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1721 Birth
19 November 1721
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE and Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS 13 August 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 19 June 1746, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR was born 26 November 1751, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Eustache LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 29 November 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte was 32 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 23 February 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 23 February 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1757 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE and Ignace LANGLOIS 7 November 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 35 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 19 April 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste GELINAS

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.