flag female ancestor  Marguerite  GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

  (b. 17 February 1735 ,  Yamachiche, Canada, New France   d. 25 October 1815 ,  Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 17 February 1735 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was the child of Maurice GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE   and   Marie-Charlotte BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal)  François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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Marguerite  married  Vincent MAHEU 11 July 1755 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Vincent MAHEU  was born 25 January 1728 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Vincent died 21 February 1766 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Vincent was the child of Gabriel MAHEU and Marie-Madeleine-Agnes BRODIERE.

Marguerite  married  (2) Pierre BLANCHARD 3 November 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre BLANCHARD  was born 7 January 1747 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Pierre was the child of Alexandre BLANCHARD and Angelique CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE.

Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 25 October 1815 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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 Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

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Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married flag male ancestor Vincent MAHEU-- Date: 11 July 1755 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Vincent MAHEU was the child of Gabriel MAHEU and Marie-Madeleine-Agnes BRODIERE




Children of Vincent MAHEU and Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

flag male ancestor Vincent MAHEU (b.1 January 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France   d. 5 September 1808, , Michigan Territory)

flag female ancestor Marguerite MAHEU (b.6 April 1758, Yamachiche, Canada, New France   d. , )

flag male ancestor Louis MAHEU (b.6 April 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France   d. 10 July 1852, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada East* )

flag male ancestor Alexis MAHEU (b.22 March 1761, Yamachiche, Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Pierre MAHEU (b.11 December 1762, Yamachiche, Canada   d. 1 November 1804, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie MAHEU (b.14 December 1763, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 9 June 1813, St-Léon-Le-Grand, Cté Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada)

flag male ancestor Gabriel MAHEU (b.14 November 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 17 March 1849, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

flag male ancestor Joseph MAHEU (b.14 November 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )




Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married flag male ancestor Pierre BLANCHARD-- Date: 3 November 1767  Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BLANCHARD was the child of Alexandre BLANCHARD and Angelique CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE




Children of Pierre BLANCHARD and Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

flag male ancestor Louis BLANCHARD (b.13 March 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Pierre-Baptiste BLANCHARD (b.4 August 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Therese BLANCHARD (b.24 September 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 9 January 1854, St-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada)



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birth1735 Birth
17 February 1735
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
marriage1755 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Vincent MAHEU 11 July 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 20 years old.
1757 Birth of Child
Vincent MAHEU was born 1 January 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 21 years old.
1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite MAHEU was born 6 April 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 23 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Louis MAHEU was born 6 April 1759, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 24 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Alexis MAHEU was born 22 March 1761, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 26 years old.
1762 Birth of Child
Pierre MAHEU was born 11 December 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 27 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1763 Birth of Child
Marie MAHEU was born 14 December 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 28 years old.
1765 Birth of Child
Gabriel MAHEU was born 14 November 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 30 years old.
1765 Birth of Child
Joseph MAHEU was born 14 November 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 30 years old.
1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Vincent MAHEU died 21 February 1766, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
marriage1767 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Pierre BLANCHARD 3 November 1767 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 32 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Louis BLANCHARD was born 13 March 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 34 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Pierre-Baptiste BLANCHARD was born 4 August 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 36 years old.
1773 Birth of Child
Therese BLANCHARD was born 24 September 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 38 years old.
News1775 - 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.
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
1804 Death of Child
Pierre MAHEU died 1 November 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 69 years old.
1808 Death of Child
Vincent MAHEU died 5 September 1808, , Michigan, USA

Marguerite was 73 years old.
1813 Death of Child
Marie MAHEU died 9 June 1813, St-Léon-Le-Grand, Cté Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada

Marguerite was 78 years old.
death1815 Death
25 October 1815
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 80.
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