Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

(b. 30 March 1751 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1815 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was born 30 March 1751 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU (maternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

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Marie-Amable married Joseph PAILLE 25 November 1772 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph PAILLE was born 30 October 1752 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joseph died 21 October 1818 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joseph was the child of Joseph PAILLÉ and Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS).

Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE died 11 December 1815 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Paille Joseph

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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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Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE married

Joseph PAILLE-- Date: 25 November 1772 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PAILLE was the child of Joseph PAILLÉ and Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)

Children of Joseph PAILLE and Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE:

Joseph PAILLE (b.7 February 1774, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1844, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )

Jean-Baptiste PAILLE (b.17 January 1775, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marguerite PAILLE (b.16 November 1779, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 December 1852, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East)

Pelagie PAILLE (b.3 March 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Euphrosine PAILLE (b.1 June 1788, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Francois PAILLE (b.8 July 1790, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1751 Birth
30 March 1751
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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE and Joseph PAILLE 25 November 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph PAILLE was born 7 February 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Amable was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAILLE was born 17 January 1775, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Amable was 23 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
Marguerite PAILLE was born 16 November 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Amable was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Pelagie PAILLE was born 3 March 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Amable was 34 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Euphrosine PAILLE was born 1 June 1788, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Amable was 37 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Francois PAILLE was born 8 July 1790, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Amable was 39 years old.

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)