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Marcos Dayé[1]

Male 1891 - 1961  (70 years)


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  • Name Marcos Dayé 
    Born 02 Jan 1891  Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • His son, Cesário Dayé, recalls Marcos' birthday as 8 April
    Marcos Daye? Brazilian ID (1942)
    Marcos Daye? Brazilian ID (1942)
    Foreign registration papers by the Brazilian government dated 12 Feb 1942. States Marcos' date of birth and name of parents. The latter is done using portuguese translations of the names: Abrahão and Gracia Dayé. Field for date of entry into Brazil was left blank.
    Gender Male 
    HEIG 169 
    Immigration 1906  Panamá,,,Panama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marcos Daye? Naturalization (1916)
    Marcos Daye? Naturalization (1916)
    Naturalization 19 Jan 1916  Panamá,,,Panama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Agency: Republica de Panama 
    Marcos Daye? Naturalization (1916)
    Marcos Daye? Naturalization (1916)
    Immigration 11 Apr 1924  Recife,,PE,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marcos and Fortune?e Dayé seek permission to exit Egypt and leave for Recife, Brazil (1924)
    Marcos and Fortune?e Dayé seek permission to exit Egypt and leave for Recife, Brazil (1924)
    Certificate from the Grand Rabbi of Cairo to travel to Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. States address of destination in Recife as Rua Visconde Inhauma 95.
    Ship Manifest Arrival in Brazil 1924
    Ship Manifest Arrival in Brazil 1924
    Arquivo Nacional do Rio de Janeiro retrieved in 2014 for copying.
    Name Choueke 
    Residence 1931  São Paulo,,SP,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Financial difficulties 
    Residence 1938  Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: Financial difficulties 
    Died 08 Apr 1961  Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Buried in Cemitério Comunal Israelita do Caju (A 078)
    _CRE 30 Mar 2014 
    Person ID 63596823  Ambar
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2016 

    Father Ibrahim Choueka,   b. Aleppo,,,Syria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Garaz 
    _CRE 31 Mar 2014 
    Family ID 95245353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    _CRE 30 Mar 2014 
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2016 
    Family ID 56128710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Fortunée E. Harari,   b. 15 May 1902, Al Man??rah,,Ad Daqahl?yah,Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jan 1989, Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1920  Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Fortunée married at the age of 18
    Fisch Projeto Escolar (1993-1996)
    Fisch Projeto Escolar (1993-1996)
    _CRE 30 Mar 2014 
    Children 
     1. Alberto Dayé,   b. 10 Jun 1922, Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 2001, Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Garozete Dayé,   b. 09 Dec 1923, Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 2006, Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Living
     4. Lucie Dayé,   b. 03 Aug 1926, Recife,,PE,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 2017, Canela,,RS,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. Marie Dayé,   b. 20 Sep 1927, Recife,,PE,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Feb 2017, Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     6. Living
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2015 
    Family ID 50445116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 02 Jan 1891 - Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1906 - Panamá,,,Panama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Agency: Republica de Panama - 19 Jan 1916 - Panamá,,,Panama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1920 - Cairo,,Al Q?hirah,Egypt Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 11 Apr 1924 - Recife,,PE,Brazil Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Cause: Financial difficulties - 1931 - São Paulo,,SP,Brazil Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Cause: Financial difficulties - 1938 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 Apr 1961 - Rio de Janeiro,,RJ,Brazil Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Photo of Marcos & Fortune?e Dayé During Marie's Pregnance
    Photo of Marcos & Fortune?e Dayé During Marie's Pregnance
    Fortunée pregnant with Marie Dayé (Ambar)
    Marcos e Fortune?e 10 Jan 1921
    Marcos e Fortune?e 10 Jan 1921
    Lucie Nelson Casamento
    Lucie Nelson Casamento
    Casamento Palomba e Henrique Zeitune
    Casamento Palomba e Henrique Zeitune
    Marcos Daye? Naturalization (1916)
    Marcos Daye? Naturalization (1916)
    Marcos and Fortune?e Dayé seek permission to exit Egypt and leave for Recife, Brazil (1924)
    Marcos and Fortune?e Dayé seek permission to exit Egypt and leave for Recife, Brazil (1924)
    Certificate from the Grand Rabbi of Cairo to travel to Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. States address of destination in Recife as Rua Visconde Inhauma 95.
    Ship Manifest Arrival in Brazil 1924
    Ship Manifest Arrival in Brazil 1924
    Arquivo Nacional do Rio de Janeiro retrieved in 2014 for copying.
    Marcos Daye? Brazilian ID (1942)
    Marcos Daye? Brazilian ID (1942)
    Foreign registration papers by the Brazilian government dated 12 Feb 1942. States Marcos' date of birth and name of parents. The latter is done using portuguese translations of the names: Abrahão and Gracia Dayé. Field for date of entry into Brazil was left blank.
    Marcos Daye? Passport (Front)
    Marcos Daye? Passport (Front)
    Marcos Daye? Passport (Back)
    Marcos Daye? Passport (Back)

  • Notes 
    • Marcos Dayé was born in Cairo into the Choueke family (also spelled Choueka or Chweka), who likely emigrated from Aleppo, Syria. Legend goes that a Choueke relative was a local midwife, and because midwife is pronounced "Daya" in Arabic [or is it Hebrew?] neighbors began referring to their household as the Daya's home. Old religious registries of Aleppo circumcisions and weddings record a number of events of a Choueka Dayah family from the mid 1800s.*

      When Marcos turned 13, his father (Ibrahim Choueke) placed Marcos under the tutelage of a local goldsmith so that Marcos would learn the profession. A couple of years later, Marcos decided to leave Egypt and migrate to Panama with one of his older brothers, David, and their good friend, Michel Levy. During the next 10 years, the brothers worked together in Panama as street salesmen and visited many other countries in South, Central and North America. During their travels the brothers adopted the more Western sounding surname, Dayé.

      Marcos eventually became a citizen of Panama and his naturalization certificate, dated 1916, was signed by the then President of Panama, Belisario Porras Barahona. With the citizenship in hands and some money saved, the brothers and their friend decided it was time to return to Cairo to search for wives. David married Zafira Levy, sister of their travel companion Michel Levy. As for Marcos, he spotted Fortunée Harari while travelling in a tram in Cairo and fell in love at first sight. Marcos and Fortunée married in Cairo around 1920 and had their first two children while living in Egypt.

      In 1924 first two children to Recife, Brazil. They lived in Recife for 7 years, during which period Marcos worked in textiles and Fortunée gave birth to another four children. Due to financial difficulties, the couple moved to São Paulo in 1931, eventually re-settling in Rio de Janeiro in 1938.

      * See JewishGen.com

  • Sources 
    1. [18704952] PRIVATE (Reliability: 2).