Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Born

18 April 1726 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1778 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Angélique married Joseph GIRARD 9 January 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph GIRARD was born 15 March 1722 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Joseph died 18 May 1779 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean GIRARDIN and Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET) .

Parents & Family of Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Parents of Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Father

Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS

Mother

Angélique MINGOU

Grandparents of Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Paternal grandparents

Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA Marie-Jeanne GRESLON

Maternal grandparents

Jean MINGOU Anne BRUNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS married

Joseph GIRARD
Marriage date: 9 January 1747
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph GIRARD was the child of Jean GIRARDIN and Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

Marriage notes:

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Children of Joseph GIRARD and Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Joseph GIRARD

Born: 7 July 1753, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1817, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE 7 November 1774 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Charlotte GIRARD

Born: 26 April 1758, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1788, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Francois DUPERE dit LARIVIÈRE 28 November 1780 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1726
18 April 1726
Québec, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS and Joseph GIRARD 9 January 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 7 July 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Angélique was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIRARD was born 26 April 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Angélique was 32 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIRARD married 7 November 1774, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE

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.