Fred St-Gelais

Birth Name: Frédéric St-Gelais

Place of Birth: Chibougamau, Québec, Canada

Date of Birth: September 2, 1974

Ethnicity: French-Canadian, along with distant English, Mi’kmaq First Nations, Portuguese, Scottish, and Swiss-French

Fred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

He is the son of Nicole Mailloux and Réal St-Gelais. Some of Fred’s ancestors were Mi’kmaq. The Mi’kmaq are a Native Canadian (First Nations) tribe. He is also a direct descendant of Zacharie Cloutier (c. 1590-1677), a prominent early Québec settler. Fred is married to professional dancer Kim Gingras.

Fred’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his ninth great-grandfather Jean Pradet.

Fred’s paternal grandfather was Joseph St-Gelais (the son of Paul-Émile St-Gelais and Helena Lessard). Paul-Émile was the son of Narcisse St-Gelais and Césarie St-Gelais. Narcisse and Césarie were both born with the same surname. Helena was the daughter of Napoléon Lessard and Marie-Eugénie Tremblay.

Fred’s paternal grandmother was Félicienne Guay (the daughter of Napoléon Guay and Rose-Anna Bernard). Napoléon was the son of Alexis Guay and Marie Simard. Rose-Anna was the daughter of François Bernard and Hermine Morin.

Fred’s maternal grandfather was Robert Mailloux (the son of Philias Mailloux and Alice Giroux). Philias was the son of Anthimie Mailloux and Geneviève Thibodeau. Alice was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Giroux and Alice Queriault/Thériault.

Fred’s maternal grandmother was Lucie Harvey (the daughter of Alphege Harvey and Marguerite Gagné). Alphege was the son of Georges Harvey and Henriette Girard. Marguerite was the daughter of Alfred Gagné and Élise Gagné. Alfred and Élise were both born with the same surname.

Fred’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twelth great-grandmother Jeanne Arnoux.

Source: Obituary of Fred’s father – http://www.fcfq.coop