Paul Louis Napoleon Williams (abt. 1864 - 1941)

Born about 1864 in Cap Pele , Nouveau Brunswick , Canada

Ancestors

Son of Lucien Williams and Anne (Landry) Williams

Husband of Marie (Collet) Williams — married 20 Feb 1887 in Sainte Paul de Kent , Nouveau Brunswick , Canada

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1941 at about age 77 in Northfield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Paul Louis Napoleon Williams was born about 1864 in Cap Pele. He was the son of Lucien Williams and Anne Landry.

In the 1871 census Napoleon, age 7, was in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick.^[1]

Paul (aka Louis) married Mary Collet, daughter of Marcel and Anastasie Cormier, on 20 Feb 1887 in Saint-Paul, New Brunswick.^[2][3]

In the 1901 census Napoleon, age 40, farmer, was the head of household in Harcourt, Kent, New Brunswick.^[4] His date of birth was given as 8 Nov 1860.

He passed away on 5 Jul 1941 in Northfield, Sunbury, New Brunswick.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 1 May 2024), Napoleon Bristol (7) in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 17, Line: 8, Microfilm reel number: C-10393, Image number: 4396595_00071, Item ID number: 39510021. The household included Lucien Bristol 48, Anne Bristol 49, Mary Bristol 28, Artimise Bristol 17, Belzabec Bristol 13, Napoleon Bristol 7, Daniel Bristol 6, Bercimie Leblanc 20, Magdelen Lablanc 26, and Daniel Lablanc 6/12.
2. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-JF9N : 13 March 2018), Louis Napoleon William and Marie Collet, 20 Feb 1887; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 193, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1110 #435275 (accessed 1 May 2024), Louis N William marriage to Marie Collet in 1883-1899 in Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick); citing Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "Census of Canada, 1901", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 1 May 2024), Napoleon William (40), Farmer, head of household in Harcourt, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in New Brunswick; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 3, Family number: 17, Microfilm reel number: T-6441, Image number: z000026778, Item ID number: 34212443. The household included Napoleon William 40, wife Marie William 35, son Aleri William 12, son Patrice William 11, son Joseph William 11, daughter Valerie William 9, daughter Arminie William 7, daughter Bella William 6, son Maximilien William 4, daughter Henriette William 4, and daughter Lodia William 2.
5. ↑ "RS141C5: Index to Death Certificates," online database with images. Entry for Paul Williams; Registration Code: 33195, Volume: 139, Sunbury, 1941-07-08. Death Certificate Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141) (archives.gnb.ca : accessed 11 Dec 2022).

DNA:

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 34.5 cM segment on chromosome 3, consisting of EW and Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner, her 4th cousin 2x removed, and JB, her 3rd cousin 2x removed. (Valerie and JB are 6th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Mathurin Williams and Marie Angelique Gauthier, the 3x great grandparents of EW and 5x great grandparents of both Valerie (Fremmerlid) Penner and JB. DNA test taker EW is the granddaughter of Jean Williams, the son of Simon Williams, the grandson of the common ancestors Mathurin Williams & Marie Angelique Gauthier.