Joseph Williams (1822 - 1910)

Born 31 May 1822 in Memramcook, Westmorland, Colony of New Brunswick

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Cormier — married 23 Jan 1849 in Bouctouche, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1910 at age 88 in Cocagne, Dundas, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Joseph Williams is a descendant of an Acadian

Joseph was born on May 31, 1822 in Memramcook, New Brunswick^[1][2], the son of Jean Baptiste Williams and Helene Bellefontaine.

He married Marguerite Cormier on January 23, 1849 in Bouctouche, New Brunswick^[3][4]. Children of Joseph Williams dit Bristol and Marguerite Cormier:

1. Henriette Williams (1849-1879) m. Pascal Lebel, emigrated to USA
2. Dosithie Williams (1851-bef.1911) m. Elizabeth Fougere
3. Ferdinand Williams (1852-1868)
4. Fidele Williams (1853-1884) m. Sylvie Landry
5. Jean Williams (1854-____)
6. Dina Williams (1856-1895) m. Napoleon Leger
7. Joseph Williams (1858-1903) m. Euphemie Bellefontaine
8. Delphine Williams (1859-1880)
9. Domithilde Williams (1861-1938) m. Simeon Leblanc, emigrated to USA
10. Emelie Williams (1863-1883)
11. Marie Genevieve Williams (1865-bef.1921) m. Donat Gauvin
12. Salomee Williams (1868-bef.1871)
13. Francois Williams (1869-1870)
14. Un-named (b. Dec 20, 1870, Cocagne NB)

In the 1861 Census, Joseph was living with his wife and 3 children in Dundas, Kent county, New Brunswick.^[5] Joseph was working as a farmer and his children were in school.

In the 1871 Census, Joseph was living with his wife and 9 children in Dundas.^[6] Here their surname was written as "Guillaume" which is French for William. The census shows that he and Marguerite were born in New Brunswick, their religion was Catholic, and they were of French origin. His profession was now teacher and it also notes that Marguerite was unable to read or write. Henriette and Fidele were working as a day labourer and farmer.

In the 1881 Census, Joseph was living with his wife and 5 children in Dundas, working as a teacher.^[7]

In the 1891 Census, Joseph was living with his wife and daughter Marie Genevieve in Dundas, working as a teacher.^[8] His son Joseph was living at the same address with his family.

In the 1901 Census, Joseph was 79 years old and widowed, still employed as a teacher.^[9]

He died November 17, 1910 in Cocagne at the age of 88 of "general debility" (old age)^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism (typed transcription) - Parish registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, " database with images, Canadian Heritage, (https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3018/430?r=0&s=2 : accessed 28 May 2021). Joseph Bill (Bristol), Registre de la paroisse St-Thomas de Memramcook, catholique, 1806-1870, Image 430 of 1337. Library and Archives Canada.
2. ↑ Baptism - "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946, " database with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016 Ancestry Record 1110 #293348 : Accessed 28 May 2021. Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
3. ↑ Marriage (typed transcription) - "Parish registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, " database with images, Canadian Heritage, (https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3016/786?r=0&s=5 : accessed 28 May 2021). Joseph William et Marguerite Cormier, registre de la paroisse St-Jean-Baptiste de Buctouche, catholique, 1800-1870. Image 786 of 1353. Library and Archives Canada.
4. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-J3MQ : 20 February 2021), Joseph William and Marguerite Cormier, 29 Jan 1849; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 88, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797.
5. ↑ "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 44149833, entry for Joseph Williams, Age: 36, Province: New Brunswick, District Number: 5, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: 2, Page Number: 47, Line Number: 1954, Microfilm: C-1002-1003, Image Number: 4108515_00094.
6. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1871," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 41422535, entry for Joseph Guillaume, Age: 48, Marital Status: Married, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 185, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: g, Page Number: 65, Line Number: 3, Microfilm: C-10391, Image Number: 4396662_00446.
7. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1881," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 21022464, entry for Joseph WILLIAMS, Age: 56, Marital Status: Married, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 34, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: H, Page Number: 7, Family Number: 31, Microfilm: C-13185, Image Number: e008134773.
8. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1891," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 24232951, entry for Joseph B Williams, Age: 65, Marital Status: Married, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 15, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: C, Page Number: 20-21, Family Number: 72, Microfilm: T-6300, Image Number: 30953_148102-00234.
9. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1901," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 1 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 34212844, entry for Joseph Williams, Age: 73, Marital Status: Widowed, Relationship: Domestic, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 17, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Sub-District Number: C, Page Number: 6, Family Number: 52, Microfilm: T-6441, Image Number: z000026703.
10. ↑ "Index to County Death Registers," database with images, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. (https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C1.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=49c14e36-13b6-402f-bc8f-655210c89946 : Accessed 28 May 2021). Williams, Joseph, 17 Nov 1910, Cocagne, Kent, Microfilm: F16254, C1f2, Page 14, Line 158.