Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

(b. 23 March 1741 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1805 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 23 March 1741 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite 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):

Marie-Louise married Benoit LEROY 27 October 1760 in Yamachiche, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Benoit LEROY was born abt. 1729 in France. Benoit died 1 April 1794 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).

Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 6 June 1805 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 Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

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Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married

Benoit LEROY-- Date: 27 October 1760 Place: Yamachiche, Canada

Children of Benoit LEROY and Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

Louise ROY (LEROY) (b.11 March 1762, Yamachiche, Canada d. 14 August 1810, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)

Benoit ROY (LEROY) (b.19 July 1764, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Marguerite ROY (LEROY) (b.4 September 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 September 1809, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Marie-Jeanne ROY (LEROY) (b.2 May 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Francoise ROY (LEROY) (b.8 July 1773, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise ROY (LEROY) (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 October 1830, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephte ROY (LEROY) (b.7 February 1776, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Felicite ROY (LEROY) (b.29 June 1778, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1830, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine ROBERT 10 November 1794 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1741 Birth
23 March 1741
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Benoit LEROY 27 October 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louise ROY (LEROY) was born 11 March 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 20 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
Benoit ROY (LEROY) was born 19 July 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 23 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY (LEROY) was born 4 September 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne ROY (LEROY) was born 2 May 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Francoise ROY (LEROY) was born 8 July 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY (LEROY) was born 7 February 1776, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 34 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Felicite ROY (LEROY) was born 29 June 1778, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 37 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)

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benoit LEROY died 1 April 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1794 Marriage of Child
Felicite ROY (LEROY) married 10 November 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine ROBERT

1798 Death of Child
Benoit ROY (LEROY) died 3 December 1798, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise was 57 years old.

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

1805 Death
6 June 1805
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 64.

Added: 4/7/2017 10:44:47 AM - Updated: 1/31/2019 9:36:53 AM