Genevieve
DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS
(b.
19 February 1742
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
28 September 1816
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Genevieve DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS was born 19 February 1742 in Québec, Canada, New France
Genevieve DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS was the child of Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marie-Angélique AMIOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON (maternal) Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Jeanne DEROME dite DESCARREAUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve never married Jean ADENE abt. 1774 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean ADENE was born abt. 1740
Genevieve married (2) Louis MOREAU 21 July 1792 in Québec, Lower Canada . Louis MOREAU was born abt. 1729 in St-Romain, Gironde, France. Louis died 10 November 1803 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Genevieve DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS died 28 September 1816 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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