Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. 18 May 1740 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1813 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 18 May 1740 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal) Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

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

Joseph married Angelique LAMBERT 19 February 1776 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique LAMBERT was born 10 October 1757 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Angelique died 18 September 1818 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Angelique was the child of Eustache-Gustave LAMBERT and Angelique GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE.

Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE died 7 November 1813 in Louiseville, 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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Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Angelique LAMBERT-- Date: 19 February 1776 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique LAMBERT was the child of Eustache-Gustave LAMBERT and Angelique GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE

Children of Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE and Angelique LAMBERT:

Angelique BELLEMARE (b.7 December 1781, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 April 1873, Louiseville, Québec, Canada )
m. Laurent JALBERT 11 January 1802 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1740 Birth
18 May 1740
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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE and Angelique LAMBERT 19 February 1776, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 35 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Angelique BELLEMARE was born 7 December 1781, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Angelique BELLEMARE married 11 January 1802, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Laurent JALBERT