Alexis GELINAS

(b. 21 November 1748 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1830 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Alexis GELINAS was born 21 November 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Alexis GELINAS was the child of Alexis GÉLINAS and Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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

Alexis married Anastasie DOUCET 6 July 1772 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anastasie DOUCET was born 25 February 1750 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anastasie died 25 May 1784 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Anastasie was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Anne Marie DUGAS.

Alexis GELINAS died 6 July 1830 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Desjarlais Madeleine
m. Doucet Anastasie

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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.

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Alexis GELINAS married

Anastasie DOUCET-- Date: 6 July 1772 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Anastasie DOUCET was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Anne Marie DUGAS

Children of Alexis GELINAS and Anastasie DOUCET:

Alexis GELINAS (b.3 January 1774, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 October 1844, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East )
m. Thérèse DUBE 19 July 1802 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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1748 Birth
21 November 1748
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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GELINAS and Anastasie DOUCET 6 July 1772, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Alexis GELINAS was born 3 January 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Alexis was 25 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.