Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

(b. 12 February 1736 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1804 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 12 February 1736 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite 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):

Françoise-Marie married Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE 5 January 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE was born 19 January 1727 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph died 14 April 1808 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON.

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 30 May 1804 in Yamachiche, 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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Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married

Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE-- Date: 5 January 1756 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

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Children of Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE (b.12 October 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU 24 November 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Paul VACHER dit LACERTE (b.30 July 1764, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 28 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE (b.31 March 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 May 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre MILOT 8 November 1784 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE (b.21 March 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre GELINAS 4 August 1794 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel VACHER dit LACERTE (b.1 April 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe LACERTE 30 January 1797 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1736 Birth
12 February 1736
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE 5 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE was born 12 October 1759, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise-Marie was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Paul VACHER dit LACERTE was born 30 July 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise-Marie was 28 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE was born 31 March 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise-Marie was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was born 21 March 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise-Marie was 34 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel VACHER dit LACERTE was born 1 April 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise-Marie was 35 years old.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE married 24 November 1783, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE married 8 November 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre MILOT

1788 Marriage of Child
Paul VACHER dit LACERTE married 28 January 1788 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE married 4 August 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre GELINAS

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel VACHER dit LACERTE married 30 January 1797 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Josephe LACERTE

1798 Death of Child
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE died 19 May 1798, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise-Marie was 62 years old.

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

1804 Death
30 May 1804
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.

Added: 2/14/2015 10:29:20 AM - Updated: 3/17/2015 11:50:10 AM