Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

(b. abt. 1708 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 November 1794 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada

Madeleine 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

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Madeleine married René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE 7 January 1736 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE was born 1 March 1712 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). René died 7 November 1772 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). René was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT.

Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE died 16 November 1794 in Maskinongé, Lower 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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Family and Children of Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

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Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married

René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE-- Date: 7 January 1736 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT

Children of René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE:

Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 February 1818, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique PROVENCHER dite BEAULORIER 27 January 1766 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LUPIEN 4 November 1758 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gabriel LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 September 1823, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angelique SERRE 9 August 1773 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE and René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE 7 January 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE married 4 November 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Joseph LUPIEN

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE married 27 January 1766, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Angelique PROVENCHER dite BEAULORIER

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
René LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE died 7 November 1772, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1773 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE married 9 August 1773, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Angelique SERRE

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.