Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS

(b. 12 July 1698 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1761 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada )

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Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS was born 12 July 1698 in Québec, Canada, New France

Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS was the child of Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)

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Nicolas married Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ) 12 April 1722 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ) was born 17 February 1701 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Elisabeth died 24 February 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Elisabeth was the child of Bernard LAISNE (LAINÉ) and Anne DIONNE.

Nicolas married (2) Gabrielle LAROCHE 8 January 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France . Gabrielle LAROCHE was born 22 August 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Gabrielle died 29 November 1790 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Gabrielle was the child of Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE and Anne-Marie BISSON.

Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS died 3 May 1761 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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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Family and Children of Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS

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Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS married

Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ)-- Date: 12 April 1722 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ) was the child of Bernard LAISNE (LAINÉ) and Anne DIONNE

Children of Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS and Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ):

Madeleine-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS (b.17 December 1732, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Nicolas GAUVREAU 16 November 1750 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS (b.2 March 1734, Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1798, Donnacona, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre PAQUET 13 November 1752 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS married

Gabrielle LAROCHE-- Date: 8 January 1759 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Gabrielle LAROCHE was the child of Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE and Anne-Marie BISSON

Children of Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS and Gabrielle LAROCHE:

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1698 Birth
12 July 1698
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS and Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ) 12 April 1722, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS was born 17 December 1732, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas was 34 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Geneviève DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS was born 2 March 1734, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Elisabeth DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS married 16 November 1750 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Nicolas GAUVREAU

1752 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS married 13 November 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre PAQUET

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth LAISNE (LAINÉ) died 24 February 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DASSYLVA dit PORTUGUAIS and Gabrielle LAROCHE 8 January 1759 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 60 years old.

1761 Death
3 May 1761
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada

He died at the age of 62.

Added: 9/8/2015 11:38:21 AM - Updated: 7/13/2019 8:16:55 AM