Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. 16 January 1710 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1782 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 16 January 1710 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GÉLINAS and Françoise DE CHARMESNIL (MESNY) (maternal) Vincent BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE and Anne COLIN (COLLIN)

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

Étienne married Françoise SÉVIGNY 14 February 1735 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Françoise SÉVIGNY was born 16 July 1716 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Françoise died 21 October 1769 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 11 January 1782 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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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Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Françoise SÉVIGNY-- Date: 14 February 1735 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Françoise SÉVIGNY was the child of Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

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Children of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY:

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.12 February 1736, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1804, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE 5 January 1756 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.7 August 1738, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1790, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HARDY 26 February 1759 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne GELINAS (b.9 July 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1739, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.18 May 1740, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1813, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique LAMBERT 19 February 1776 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jacques GELINAS (b.18 March 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise GELINAS (b.27 March 1742, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.31 March 1743, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1820, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GELINAS 10 November 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise GELINAS (b.18 March 1745, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite GELINAS (b.16 April 1748, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Amable-Marie GELINAS (b.21 August 1749, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.11 May 1751, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1833, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS 5 February 1770 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Jean-Baptiste ST-YVES 4 May 1807 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephte GELINAS (b.27 March 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )

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1710 Birth
16 January 1710
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY 14 February 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 12 February 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 7 August 1738, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Etienne GELINAS was born 9 July 1739, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 18 May 1740, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jacques GELINAS was born 18 March 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 27 March 1742, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 31 March 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 18 March 1745, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 35 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS was born 16 April 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Amable-Marie GELINAS was born 21 August 1749, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 39 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 11 May 1751, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Étienne was 41 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 5 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GELINAS was born 27 March 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Étienne was 47 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Agathe GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 26 February 1759, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph HARDY

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
Etienne GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married 10 November 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Anne GELINAS

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise SÉVIGNY died 21 October 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GELINAS dite BELLEMARE married 5 February 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph BILLY dit ST-LOUIS

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 of Child
Joseph GELINAS dit BELLEMARE married 19 February 1776, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Angelique LAMBERT

1782 Death
11 January 1782
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 2/11/2015 2:22:37 PM - Updated: 10/9/2020 10:22:36 AM