Sentimental Sunday: Happy Birthday Emelie Robillard

Emelie Robillard is my 3rd great-grand aunt. She was born and baptised on 6 June 1811. Born unto the union of Joseph Robillard (Pierre, Marie Amable Beignet) and Marie Josephe Rivet (Joseph, Marie Madeleine Martin) in St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, . Her god parents were Laurent Robillard and Francoise Robillard.

[Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1811, St-Sulpice, Co-.L'Assomption, P.Q., pg.6, B.20., Emelie Robillard, register photocopy to the Greffe of Joliette] 

According to my current research, her parents, Joseph and Marie-Josephe, had 16 children. Emelie was born 15th and named after a sister who had been born the previous year but passed away at the age of one month and a day.  Emelie Robillard married Narcisse Desrosiers (Louis, Marie Genevieve Cusson dit Foubert)  on 20 February 1838 at St-Sulpice.

 [Gabriel Drouin, Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Le Fonds Drouin 1621-1967, Quebec vital records, 1838, St-Sulpice, Co-L'Assomption, P.Q., pg.2, M.1., Narcisse Desrosiers & Emelie Robillard, register photocopy to the Greffe of Joliette]

In 1852 the family of Narcisse and Emelie are found in St-Joseph-de-Lanoraie, Berthier county. Emelie is 37 years of age and her husband, 38 and a cultivatuer.. The couple have 6 children, the oldest being a daughter named Emelie. Their neighbor's names seem all too familiar me.

[1852 Census: Canada East (Quebec) Subdistrict # 34, St. Joseph de Lanoraie parish, pg. 32d, 33a, (65). Automated Genealogy, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/SplitView.jsp?id=33655]

In 1881 I find a  Norcis (Narcisse?) Desrosiers born in 1812 (this fits) living in Lanoraie, and he is widowed. I am not sure if this is Emelie's husband and I have yet to find a burial record for an Emelie Robillard that fits. So if anyone has any further information on the family of Narcisse and Emelie please contact me : ) Also please contact me if you're searching for a Robillard. I have lots of Robillard information that I would love to share and I am willing to do look ups if just so happens that I don't have what or who you are looking for ; D

Surname Saturday: Robillard

I have decided to participate in the GeneaBlogger's Surname Saturday blogging prompt for the next few weeks. I was hesitant to do so in the past as I had plans to publish my database to the web using John Cardinal's Second Site, but those plans have been put on hold. So for my first installment of Surname Saturday I will feature my Robillard line starting with myself.

1. Michelle Robillard

2. Jerome Charles Robillard, b. 2 Jan 1943, Manchester, N.H., m. Pauline Gail Maille, 13 Nov. 1965 Sacred Heart church, Lowell, MA, d. 22 Feb. 2009, Lowell, MA

3. Joseph Zenon Heria Robillard, b. 16 Dec. 1897, Ste-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec, m. Louise Esther Wright, 2 Dec. 1917, Boston, MA, d. 24 May 1983, Lowell, MA

4. Joseph Arthur Robillard, b. 12 Oct. 1867, Ste-Melanie, Joliette Quebec, m. Marie Louise Philomene Foucher, 11 Sept. 1893, Ste-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec, d. 30 Jan. 1937, Lowell, MA

5. Jerome Robillard, b. 20 Jul. 1825 Ste-Elisabeth, Joliette, Quebec, m. Sophie Riberdy, 9 Nov. 1863, Ste-Melanie, Quebec, d. 16 Nov. 1884 Ste-Melanie, Joliette, Quebec.

6. Louis Robillard, b. 12 Mar. 1798, St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, Quebec, m. Genevieve Riberdy, 4 Aug 1823, Ste-Elisabeth, Joliette, Quebec, d. Unknown.

7. Joseph Robillard, b. 15 Apr. 1761, Lavaltrie, Berthier, Quebec, m. Marie Josephe Rivet, 31 Jan 1785, St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, Quebec, d. 04 Sept. 1850, St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, Quebec

8. Pierre Robillard, baptised 10 Nov. 1724 (ne de hier?), St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, Quebec, m. Marie Amable Beignet, 8 Aug 1746, St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, Quebec, d. Unknown

9. Joseph Robillard, baptised 13 Apr. 1689, Notre Dame de Montreal, Ile-de-Montreal, Quebec, m. Marguerite Bazinet dit Tourblanche 20 Apr. 1711, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Ile-de-Montreal, Quebec, d. 21 Mar. 1768 Lavaltrie, Berthier, Quebec

10. Claude Robillard, b. abt. 1650 Rouen, Normandie, France, m. Marie Grandin, abt. 1681, Champlain, Champlain, Quebec, d. 24 May 1719, St-Sulpice, L'Assomption, Quebec.

Robillard Raogk - Where We Connect

A couple of weeks ago I started a small project for a fb friend of mine, Leo Cotnoir. Leo's great grandfather was Onesime Robillard and he was curious to find out if my Robillard line and his connected. When he first presented this question, my immediate response was that I was sure our lines crossed somewhere but where. With that being said, I started the research. It didn't take long to find out where we were connected. Once you get to a certain point in the Robillard ancestry everything is easy peasy. So with out further ado here is Leo Cotnoir's Robillard line.

1. Onesime Robillard (George, Emelie Heynemand) was born on 8 August 1862 at Lanoraie. He married Exilda Daigle. [personal knowledge of Leo Cotnoir]

2. George Robillard (Magloire, Marie Rose Gilbert dit Comtois) married Emelie Heynemand (Louis Gonzague, Sophie Marion) 27 Nov 1857 at the parish of St-Joseph-de-Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec

3. Magloire Robillard (Louis, Marie Madeleine Wagner) married Marie Rose Gilbert dit Comtois 27 Jan 1829 at the parish of St-Joseph-de-Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec.

All of the information above, except for Onesime's marriage, was found in the Drouin collection and I have the images, if anyone needs them please contact me.

4. Louis Robillard(Joseph, Marie Charles Charlotte Cochon) married Marie Madeleine Wagner(Georges, M. Angelique Delome) November 11th 1799 at Lanoraie. [Prdh familiy # 36451, couple # 82033]

5. Joseph Robillard (Claude, Marie. Judith Delpe) was born on December 25th 1738 at St-Sulpice. He married Marie Charles Charlotte Cochon(Jacques, Marie Catherine Morissette) on June 16th 1760 at Lavaltrie. [Prdh individu #158767, individu # 158766, couple # 36451]

Here is where Leo's Robillard line meets with mine.

6. Claude Robillard, Leo's ancestor, was the bother of Pierre Robillard, which of whom I descend. Pierre married Marie Amable Beignet (Francois, Marie Anne Brault) on August 8th at St-Sulpice. Claude Robillard, Leo's ancestor, was born on Feb 4th 1714 at St-Sulpice. He married Marie Judith Delpe dit Belair (Jean-Baptiste, Marie Madeleine Menard) on June 26th 1737 at St-Sulpice [Prdh individu # 97863, #97864] Both brothers, Claude and Pierre, were the sons of Joseph Robillard and Marie Marguerite Bazinet dit Tourblanche.

7 .Joseph (8. Claude, Marie Grandin) and Marguerite Bazinet dit Tourblanche (Antoine, Francoise Janot dit La Chapelle) were married on the 20th of April 1711 at the parish of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Ile de Montreal, Present at their marriage were Joseph's father, Claude; his brother, Claude; Joseph Trottier, Francoise Guillain, second spouse of Antoine Bazinet; Joseph Bazinet and Francoise Beauchamp.

Although I have the Drouin image for this marriage it is easier for me to cite Prdh mariage #11566. This information is also available in the Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, Volume 7 1700-1760.