Elisabeth
DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS
(b.
30 January 1687
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
19 April 1760
,
Québec, Canada
)
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Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS was born 30 January 1687 in Québec, Canada, New France
Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS was the child of Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Jean MORAND 23 February 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean MORAND was born abt. 1685 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean died 22 February 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean was the child of Jacques MORAND and Jacquette AUDET.
Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS died 19 April 1760 in Québec, 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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