Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE

(b. 10 June 1714 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1790 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was born 10 June 1714 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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Marie-Angélique married Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 17 January 1734 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 15 November 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre died 18 July 1778 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE.

Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE died 6 January 1790 in Trois-Rivières, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE

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Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE married

Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE-- Date: 17 January 1734 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

Children of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE:

Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.21 April 1737, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1816, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe BLAIS 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.23 March 1741, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1805, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Benoit LEROY 27 October 1760 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Alexis GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1804, , Québec Province, Canada )

Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.28 June 1745, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME 4 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE (b.20 May 1747, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAMY 18 August 1766 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.10 December 1750, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 19 October 1833, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule BOURASSA 26 May 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Antoinette LORANGER 21 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Rene GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE (b.14 April 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve BOURASSA 8 September 1783 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1714 Birth
10 June 1714
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE and Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 17 January 1734, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 21 April 1737, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Angélique was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 23 March 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Angélique was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 28 June 1745, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Angélique was 31 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 20 May 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Angélique was 32 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 10 December 1750, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Angélique was 36 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Rene GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 14 April 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Angélique was 41 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 27 October 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Benoit LEROY

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 4 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 18 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Agathe BLAIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married 18 August 1766 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste LAMY

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.

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 18 July 1778, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1783 Marriage of Child
Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 26 May 1783, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Ursule BOURASSA

1783 Marriage of Child
Rene GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 8 September 1783 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Genevieve BOURASSA

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Child
Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 6 September 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Angélique was 72 years old.

1788 Marriage of Child
Etienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married 21 January 1788 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoinette LORANGER

1790 Death
6 January 1790
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 75.

Added: 9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/31/2019 9:25:09 AM