flag male ancestor  Regis  GELINAS

  (b. 7 January 1781 Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 31 May 1862 Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East )  

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Regis GELINAS was born 7 January 1781 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Regis GELINAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GELINAS   and   Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GÉLINAS and Genevieve CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL (maternal)  Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

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Regis  married  Madeleine HEROUX 19 August 1805 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine HEROUX  was born 30 December 1780 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).  Madeleine died 16 February 1850 in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Saint-Barnabé).  Madeleine was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME.

Regis GELINAS died 31 May 1862 in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East .





m. Heroux Madeleine


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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.

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birth1781 Birth
7 January 1781
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1805 Marriage / Partner
Regis GELINAS and Madeleine HEROUX 19 August 1805, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 24 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Regis GELINAS was born 18 February 1806, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Regis was 25 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1835 Marriage of Child
Regis GELINAS married 23 February 1835, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marguerite BELLEMARE
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine HEROUX died 16 February 1850, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Saint-Barnabé)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1862 Death
31 May 1862
Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 12/16/2017 10:54:04 AM - Updated: 8/2/2024 5:52:27 PM

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