Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

(b. 20 May 1747 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1786 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 20 May 1747 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Josephte 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

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Josephte married Jean-Baptiste LAMY 18 August 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste LAMY was born 29 July 1726 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jean-Baptiste died 27 April 1798 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Etienne LAMY and Marguerite BLAIS.

Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 6 September 1786 in Louiseville, 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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Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE married

Jean-Baptiste LAMY-- Date: 18 August 1766 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LAMY was the child of Etienne LAMY and Marguerite BLAIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAMY and Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

Etienne LAMY (b.5 November 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 January 1830, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Josephe LAMY (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anne LAMY (b.24 November 1782, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1823, Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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1747 Birth
20 May 1747
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and Jean-Baptiste LAMY 18 August 1766 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Etienne LAMY was born 5 November 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte was 20 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAMY was born 24 November 1782, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Josephte was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)