Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ

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abt. 1729 , Acadia

Died

27 June 1803 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Ambroise MARTIN Anne CYR

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Born: abt. 1729 in Acadia

Father: Ambroise MARTIN

Mother: Anne CYR

Paternal grandparents: René MARTIN , Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CYR , Claire Angélique CORMIER

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Marie Ambroise married Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS 7 November 1752 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS was born 7 October 1728 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste-Marie died abt. 1848 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jean-Baptiste-Marie was the child of Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marie-Angélique AMIOT.

Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ died 27 June 1803 in Québec, Lower 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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Marie Ambroise MARTIN dite BARNABÉ married

Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS
Marriage date: 7 November 1752
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Jean-Baptiste-Marie DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS was the child of Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marie-Angélique AMIOT

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

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

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)

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)