Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS

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7 October 1728 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1848 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Jean-Marie DASSYLVA Marie-Angélique AMIOT

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Born: 7 October 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Marie DASSYLVA

Mother: Marie-Angélique AMIOT

Paternal grandparents: Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA , Marie-Jeanne GRESLON

Maternal grandparents: Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE , Jeanne DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

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Jean-Baptiste-Marie married Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ 7 November 1752 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ was born abt. 1729 in New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Ambroise died 27 June 1803 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie Ambroise was the child of Ambroise MARTIN and Anne CYR.

Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS died abt. 1848 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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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Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS married

Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ
Marriage date: 7 November 1752
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ was the child of Ambroise MARTIN and Anne CYR

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS and Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ

Marie-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Born: 7 November 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1830, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: François-Xavier FLUET 19 August 1776 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Angélique-Elisabeth DASSYLVA

Born: 20 November 1759, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Francois DUPERE dit LARIVIÈRE 18 February 1783 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1728
7 October 1728
Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS and Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ 7 November 1752, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

He was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS was born 7 November 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie was 24 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Angélique-Elisabeth DASSYLVA was born 20 November 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie was 31 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.

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS married 19 August 1776, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to François-Xavier FLUET

1783 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Elisabeth DASSYLVA married 18 February 1783, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis-Francois DUPERE dit LARIVIÈRE

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)

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

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ died 27 June 1803, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS died 16 August 1830, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie was 101 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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