Dosithee Williams (1851 - bef. 1911)

Born 2 Mar 1851 in Cocagne, Kent, New Brunswick Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Fougere) Williams — married 6 Jan 1873 in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick Colony

Descendants

Died before 1911 before age 59 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Dosithee Williams dit Bristol, son of Joseph Williams and Marguerite Cormier, was born on March 2, 1851 and baptized on March 16, 1851 in Cocagne. His godparents were Amable Richard and Clemence Cormier.^[1]

In the 1861 census, he lived with his family in the parish of Dundas. His father Joseph worked as a farmer and Dosithee, age 10, was one of 9 children.^[2]

He married Elizabeth Fougere on January 6, 1873 in Shediac. Witnesses were Jude Cormier and Marie Fougere.^[3][4] Children of Dosithee Bristol and Elizabeth Fougere:

1. Jane Bristol (1873-1875)
2. Marie Dina Bristol (1874-1944) m. Francis Ledrette
3. Annie Bristol (1875-1956) m. Maurice O'Halloran
4. Marie Alice Bristol (1877-1895)
5. Dominique Bristol (1878-1880)
6. Melanie Bristol (1880-1881)
7. Joseph Napoleon Stanislas Williams (1881-bef.1891)
8. Edmond Bristol (1884-bef.1932) m. Gertrude Margaret George
9. Amedée Bristol (1887-1958) m. Rose Veilleux
10. Marie Dalila Bristol (1893-1975) m. John William Beaulieu

In the 1881 census, Dosithee was 36 years old, lived in Shediac, and worked as a labourer. He lived with his wife Elizabeth and 4 children^[5]

In the 1891 census, he was 40 years old and lived in Shediac with his wife and 5 children^[6]

In the 1901 census, Dosithee was 40 years old (sic, actually 50) and worked as a mill man. He lived with his wife and 3 of their children in Lancaster, Saint John.^[7]

He died before the 1911, since his wife Elizabeth was listed as a widow in the 1911 census of Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ Cocagne, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre, catholique, Baptêmes, Mariages, Sépultures 1800-1870, ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 5), Image #1034, Baptism for Dosithee Williams 16 Mar 1851, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016, accessed 19 Sep 2021.
2. ↑ "1861 Census of Canada," database with images, Library and Archives Canada. Entry for Dosita Williams. Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, Sub-District Name: Dundas, Page Number: 47, Line Number: 1956, Microfilm: C-1002-1003, Item Number: 160846. Accessed 19 Sep 2021.
3. ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-K46M : 20 February 2021), Docite Bristol and Elisabeth Fougere, 06 Jan 1873; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 487, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,410.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing S > Shédiac > 1863-1899, p. 13, Dosithée Bristol and Elizabeth Fougère marriage on 6 Jan 1873.
5. ↑ "1881 Census of Canada," database with images, Library and Archives Canada. Entry for Dosittie Bristol. Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Westmorland, Sub-District Name: Shediac, Page Number: 64, Microfilm: C-13184, Item Number: 4961781. Accessed 19 Sep 2021.
6. ↑ "1891 Census of Canada," database with images, Library and Archives Canada. Entry for Josithe Bristol. Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Westmorland, Sub-District Name: Shediac, Page Number: 20-21, Microfilm: T-6306, Item Number: 529916. Accessed 19 Sep 2021.
7. ↑ "1901 Census of Canada," database with images, Library and Archives Canada. Entry for Doo Bristol. Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Saint John (City and County), Sub-District Name: Lancaster, Page Number: 6, Microfilm: T-6443, Item Number: 458161. Accessed 19 Sep 2021.