Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 September 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques GÉLINAS dit 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

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

Jacques married Marie-Louise GELINAS 15 January 1759 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 11 April 1741 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise died 27 May 1810 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS and Genevieve CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL.

Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 9 September 1798 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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Family and Children of Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

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Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Marie-Louise GELINAS-- Date: 15 January 1759 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GELINAS was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS and Genevieve CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL

Children of Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Louise GELINAS:

Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS (b.31 July 1760, Yamachiche, Canada d. 21 October 1806, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis CAYER (CAILLE) 1 May 1797 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie BELLEMARE dite GELINAS (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN 14 November 1785 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jacques BELLEMARE dit GELINAS (b.3 July 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1840, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS (b.27 January 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre BELLEMARE dit GELINAS (b.28 December 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 July 1848, Yamachiche, Canada East )

Pelagie BELLEMARE dite GELINAS (b.14 November 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine BELLEMARE dit GELINAS (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Amable BELLEMARE dite GELINAS (b.1 November 1780, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Louise GELINAS 15 January 1759 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1760 Birth of Child
Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS was born 31 July 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Jacques BELLEMARE dit GELINAS was born 3 July 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLEMARE dit GELINAS was born 27 January 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre BELLEMARE dit GELINAS was born 28 December 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1774 Birth of Child
Pelagie BELLEMARE dite GELINAS was born 14 November 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable BELLEMARE dite GELINAS was born 1 November 1780, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie BELLEMARE dite GELINAS married 14 November 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS married 1 May 1797, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Alexis CAYER (CAILLE)