Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. abt. 1671 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 March 1746 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

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Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne GÉLINAS and Huguette ROBERT

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Jean-Baptiste married Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE 8 November 1700 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE was born 23 January 1672 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jeanne-Marie died 27 December 1757 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jeanne-Marie was the child of Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN).

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 8 March 1746 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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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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Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE-- Date: 8 November 1700 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE was the child of Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN)

Children of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE:

Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.31 August 1701, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Charlotte BERGERON 11 October 1723 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.15 November 1702, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1778, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE 17 January 1734 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.3 March 1705, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise LESIEUR 30 May 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.17 January 1706, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1778, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BLAIS 29 July 1740 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.16 January 1710, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1782, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Françoise SÉVIGNY 14 February 1735 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.19 October 1711, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE 10 July 1747 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE 8 November 1700, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1701 Birth of Child
Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 31 August 1701, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1702 Birth of Child
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 15 November 1702, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1705 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 3 March 1705, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1706 Birth of Child
Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 17 January 1706, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1710 Birth of Child
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 16 January 1710, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 19 October 1711, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage of Child
Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 11 October 1723, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie-Charlotte BERGERON

1734 Marriage of Child
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 17 January 1734, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE

1735 Marriage of Child
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 14 February 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Françoise SÉVIGNY

1740 Marriage of Child
Charles GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 29 July 1740 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Anne BLAIS