Historical Document: Pedro Dasslyva – Burial, 1717
This is the burial record of the founder of our Desilva line, whose descendant Clementine Desilva married into our Luce line. Pedro Dassylva was known by many names including: Pedro/Pierre, da Silva/Dassilva/Dassylva/Desilva.
According to this document, Pierre Dassylva the Portuguese (aged about 70 years) was buried in the Quebec city Notre Dame parish cemetery on August 25th, 1717 after having received the sacraments of the church. His wife Jeanne Greslon / Laviolettte died some time later.
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Historical Document: Clement Dassylva & Marie Blais – Marriage, 1871
This is the original marriage record of Clement Dassylva (son of Thomas Dassylva and Anastasie Savard) to Marie Blais (daughter of Paul Hypolite Blais and Marie Huard) on November 23rd, 1850 in Grande-Riviere (Perce) in Gaspe, Quebec. Father Saucier officiated. Witnesses at their marriage were Clement’s father Clement Dassylva and Joseph Beaudin a friend of the bride.
These are our Desilvas who left the Gaspe, moved to Miscou and became Golda Lagace‘s great-grandparents through Clementine Desilva.
Surname var.: Da Silva, Dasilva, Dasylva, Desilva, le Portuguais
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Joseph Da Silva was born in 1621 in St-Julien, Lisbon, Portugal. Joseph and his wife Marie Francois were the parents of Pedro Desilva – the founder of our Canadian branch of Desilvas. (+2 M i. ) Pedro Da Silva (hereafter called Pierre dit le Portugais Desilva / Dassylva Portugais) was born in 1647 in Lisbon, Portugal and died in 1717 in Quebec City, Canada.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Pierre dit le Portugais Desilva / Dassylva Portugais (Joseph 1) was born in 1647 in Portugal and died in 1717 in Quebec City. Pierre married Jeanne Greslon / Laviolette on 16 May 1677 in L’Ange-Guardien (Beaupre), Quebec. She was the daughter of Jacques Greslon/Laviolette and Jeanne Vigneault. Jeanne was born on 9 Feb 1663 in Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada. After Dasilva’s death, Jeanne Greslon married Jacques Morand in Quebec, Canada.
Children from the marriage of Pierre and Jeanne:
+3 M i. Jean Marie Desilva / Dassylva Portugais I was born in 1704 in Quebec. +4 F ii. Louise Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1681 in Beauport, Quebec. + 5 F iii. Madeleine Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1682 in Quebec and died in 1756 in Charlesbourg, Quebec. +6 F iv. Elizabeth Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1687 in Quebec and died in 1760 in Quebec. 7 F v. Jeanne Catherine Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1688 and died in 1689. She never married and had no children . +8 M vi. Pierre Desilva / Dassylva Portugais I was born in 1690 in Quebec and died in 1715 in Quebec. + 9 M vii. Jean Baptiste Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1692 in Quebec . 10 F viii. Anne (a) Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1694. Whe was never married and had no children. + 11 F ix. Anne (b) Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1695 in Quebec and died in 1732 in Quebec. 12 M x. Francois Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1697 in Quebec. 13 M xi. Pierre Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1698 in Quebec, Canada and died in 1703 in Quebec City. He never married and had no children 14 F xii. Jeanne Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born on 14 Feb 17003 and was buried on 17 Jan 1703.She never married and had no children. + 15 M xiii. Dominique Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1702 in Quebec and died after 1747 in Quebec. + 16 M xiv. Jean Baptiste Marie Desilva / Dassylva Portugais was born in 1706 in Quebec. + 17 M xv. Nicolas Desilva / Dassylva Portugais I was born in 1698 in Quebec and died in 1761 in Quebec. Read more »
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