Jean-Baptiste
DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS
(b.
February 1774
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 January 1848
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS was born February 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS was the child of Jean ADENE and Genevieve DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marie-Angélique AMIOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BERIAULT 1 June 1795 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite BERIAULT was born 21 December 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 11 March 1837 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marguerite was the child of Charles-Olivier BARIAU (BARIAULT) and Reine BOUCHER.
Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS died 28 January 1848 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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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