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William ASHBY was born abt. 1735 in Yorkshire County, England
William ASHBY was the child of ? and ?William was an immigrant, arriving by 1756.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME was born 31 August 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Danielle died 26 March 1785 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Danielle was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME and Marie-Josephte CASSE (LACASSE).
Family and Children of William ASHBY
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Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME-- Date: abt. 1765 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME and Marie-Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)
Children of William ASHBY and Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME:
Marie-Catherine ASHBY (b.9 December 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PIEDALUE 12 September 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME-- Date: abt. 1765 Place: , Québec Province, Canada Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME and Marie-Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)
Children of William ASHBY and Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUME:
Marie-Catherine ASHBY (b.9 December 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )m. Joseph PIEDALUE 12 September 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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Origin of Surname
ASHBY
(Sax.) Local. The house by the ash, or the village on a place abounding in ash-trees; by signifying a villa or habitation.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.
ASHBY
(Sax.) Local. The house by the ash, or the village on a place abounding in ash-trees; by signifying a villa or habitation.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.
Biography
William Saint Oliver ASHBY was born sometime between 1725 and 1745 in St. Mary's Parish, Hull, Yorkshire, England. William served as a sergeant in the English troops from St. Mary's parish, which had been established in 1564. He arrived in New York with the English Army's 27th Regiment of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in June 1756. He served at various sites before 7 Fusilier companies were posted to Quebec, Trois Rivieres and Montreal in the mid-176o's. When his regiment returned to England in 1767, William decided to stay in the colony. He married Elisabeth Marie Berthiaume, a twenty-year-old habitant in about 1765 and settled in St. Joseph de Chambly, where they had nine children, five of whom died in infancy... Elisabeth died in 1785, six days after the birth of her ninth child.
Our Tangled French Canadian Roots by Jan Gergoire Coombs
William Saint Oliver ASHBY was born sometime between 1725 and 1745 in St. Mary's Parish, Hull, Yorkshire, England. William served as a sergeant in the English troops from St. Mary's parish, which had been established in 1564. He arrived in New York with the English Army's 27th Regiment of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in June 1756. He served at various sites before 7 Fusilier companies were posted to Quebec, Trois Rivieres and Montreal in the mid-176o's. When his regiment returned to England in 1767, William decided to stay in the colony. He married Elisabeth Marie Berthiaume, a twenty-year-old habitant in about 1765 and settled in St. Joseph de Chambly, where they had nine children, five of whom died in infancy... Elisabeth died in 1785, six days after the birth of her ninth child.
Our Tangled French Canadian Roots by Jan Gergoire Coombs
1767 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine ASHBY was born 9 December 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Added: 3/19/2015 1:16:58 PM
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