Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

(b. 22 November 1719 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1781 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 22 November 1719 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit 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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Jean-Baptitste married Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE 7 January 1741 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 26 November 1813 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON.

Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE died 14 May 1781 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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Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE-- Date: 7 January 1741 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

Children of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE:

Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE (b.12 November 1744, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 23 October 1769 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE (b.30 March 1751, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PAILLE 25 November 1772 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE (b.23 February 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1814, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph VENNE 10 September 1777 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE (b.25 December 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite HEROUX 13 February 1781 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1719 Birth
22 November 1719
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE 7 January 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 12 November 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 30 March 1751, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 23 February 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE was born 25 December 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptitste was 37 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Charles GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE married 23 October 1769 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Madeleine HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married 25 November 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph PAILLE

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married 10 September 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph VENNE