Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

(b. 21 April 1737 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1816 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 21 April 1737 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE (maternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

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

Joseph married Agathe BLAIS 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Agathe BLAIS was born 15 May 1747 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Agathe died 23 November 1823 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Agathe was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Marie MILLET.

Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE died 6 June 1816 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 Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

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Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE married

Agathe BLAIS-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe BLAIS was the child of Jacques BLAIS and Marie MILLET

Children of Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Agathe BLAIS:

Joseph BELLEMARE (b.19 July 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 April 1844, Louiseville, Canada East )

Marie BELLEMARE (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 June 1863, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Canada)

Charles BELLEMARE (b.8 February 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 21 July 1806 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise BELLEMARE (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1737 Birth
21 April 1737
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Joseph GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Agathe BLAIS 18 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLEMARE was born 19 July 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 34 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Charles BELLEMARE was born 8 February 1779, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Charles BELLEMARE married 21 July 1806, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marguerite TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE