Marie-Josephe WATSON dite ROBERT

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3 June 1715 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

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Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT Marie-Madeleine DEMERS

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

Father: Joseph WATSON dit ROBERT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DEMERS

Maternal grandparents: Charles DEMERS , Elisabeth PAPIN dite MERCADIER

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Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET 10 February 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET was born 11 February 1700 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie-Jeanne CUSSON.

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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Marie-Josephe WATSON dite ROBERT married

Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET
Marriage date: 10 February 1738
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie-Jeanne CUSSON

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Marie-Josephe JOLLIET

Born: 10 June 1741, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1792, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Lambert-Jean-Baptiste BLONDEAU 11 April 1763 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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Birth — 1715
3 June 1715
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe WATSON dite ROBERT and Jean-Baptiste JOLLIET 10 February 1738 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe JOLLIET was born 10 June 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe was 26 years old.

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