Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT

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abt. 1680 ,

Died

13 July 1749 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1680

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine DEMERS 15 November 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DEMERS was born 14 October 1694 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine died 13 June 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Charles DEMERS and Elisabeth PAPIN dite MERCADIER.

Joseph married (2) Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN 11 April 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was born 17 June 1696 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Angélique died 27 November 1721 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Angélique was the child of Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE.

Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT died 13 July 1749 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Robert Watson and Anne Austin

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Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT married

Marie-Madeleine DEMERS
Marriage date: 15 November 1711
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine DEMERS was the child of Charles DEMERS and Elisabeth PAPIN dite MERCADIER

Children of Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine DEMERS

Marie-Josephe WATSON dite ROBERT

Born: 3 June 1715, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET 10 February 1738 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT married

Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN
Marriage date: 11 April 1717
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN was the child of Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Children of Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT and Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN

Angélique ROBERT dite WATSON

Born: 30 May 1718, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1757, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph-Augustin BABY dit CHENNEVILLE 10 May 1742 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine DEMERS 15 November 1711 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe WATSON dite ROBERT was born 3 June 1715, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1715 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine DEMERS died 13 June 1715, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1717 Marriage / Partner
Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT and Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN 11 April 1717, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1718 Birth of Child
Angélique ROBERT dite WATSON was born 30 May 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique BÉNARD dite CARIGNAN died 27 November 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe WATSON dite ROBERT married 10 February 1738 , Montréal, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET

1742 Marriage of Child
Angélique ROBERT dite WATSON married 10 May 1742, Montréal, Canada, New France to Joseph-Augustin BABY dit CHENNEVILLE

Death — 1749
13 July 1749
Montréal, Canada, New France

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