Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS

Born

February 1774 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 January 1848 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Jean ADENE Genevieve DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS

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Born: February 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean ADENE

Mother: Genevieve DASSYLVA dite PORTUGAIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Marie DASSYLVA , Marie-Angélique AMIOT

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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 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 DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS married

Marguerite BERIAULT
Marriage date: 1 June 1795
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Marguerite BERIAULT was the child of Charles-Olivier BARIAU (BARIAULT) and Reine BOUCHER

Children of Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Marguerite BERIAULT

Therese DASSYLVA

Born: 28 November 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: David ASSELIN 16 November 1813 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS

Born: 4 October 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 April 1868, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoinette DUCHESNE 22 January 1822 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1774
February 1774
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Marguerite BERIAULT 1 June 1795, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 21 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Therese DASSYLVA was born 28 November 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS was born 4 October 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Therese DASSYLVA married 16 November 1813, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to David ASSELIN

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Joseph DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS married 22 January 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Antoinette DUCHESNE

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

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

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BERIAULT died 11 March 1837, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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)

Death — 1848
28 January 1848
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 74.

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