Question

I'm hoping to find info for my Robinson ancestors, particularly Jacques James Robertson and Marie Trottier.

Comments

Jacques James Robertson was African and wife Marie Trottier was from Quebec.  They married, had a family and lived in Argenteuil, Quebec.  It's possible that he came from USA

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In 1804, they were granted a parcel of land in St. Andre d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada by General James Patrick Murray.  The only census record for this ancestor is from 1825. His recorded age is 40 but not yet 60, very vague!  The birth year of Jacques James is somewhere between 1766 and 1785.  

The sons of Jacques James and Marie are Joseph, Jean Baptiste, Francois, and Benjamin.  Two daughters were also born to these ancestors, Marguerite and Louise.  Marie Trottier is often referred to as "Femme du negre" or "wife of the negro".   Later census records describe the sons of Jacques "James" and Marie as coloured or mulatto.

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Hi Donna,

My great great grandmother was from Lower Canada (Quebec) - her name was Margaret Robinson, also sometimes Marguerite. We think she may be one of Jacque/James' and Marie's children - she was born August 18, 1812. She was a woman of colour who married my great great grandfather - who was white, from possibly Lands End England - whom she apparently met in Montreal. They travelled to Port Hope, Ontario and were married and subsequently had 5 children, all born and raised in Ontario. Have you done any DNA work to try and trace your heritage. Our family has and it has been very informative. I'd be happy to fill you in...

Answer 1

 

James Robertsone

mentioned in the record of Anna Robertsone

Name	James Robertsone
gender	Male
Wife	Marie Trotter
Daughter	Anna Robertsone

Other information in the record of Anna Robertsone

from Scotland Births and Baptisms

Name	Anna Robertsone
Gender	Female
Christening Date	12 Apr 1683
Christening Place	CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Father's Name	James Robertsone
Mother's Name	Marie Trotter

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Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Indexing Project (Batch) Number	C11999-5
System Origin	Scotland-VR
GS Film number	1067741
Reference ID	2:17SML4J

Citing this Record

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWS-L44 : 8 December 2014), James Robertsone in entry for Anna Robertsone, ; citing Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:17SML4J, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.

Comments

These records are from much earlier than my ancestors were born.  It's difficult to know where they came from exactly, but were awarded a parcel of land in Quebec, Canada in 1804.  These Robinson/Robertson family and descendants are described as Negro or Mulatto.  There's a reference in a book that Jacques James Robertson had been freed.

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Son, Joseph Robertsen or Robertson, appears to have been born in Quebec. 

Joseph Robertsen

Canada Census, 1871

Name	Joseph Robertsen
Gender	Male
Age	72
Birth Year (Estimated)	1799
Birthplace	Q
Marital Status	Married
Nationality	African
Religion	Catholic
Event Place	St-Andrews e, Argenteuil 96, Quebec
House Number	114
Affiliate Film Number	C-10029

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Canada Census, 1871

Page Number	36
Line Number	3
Family Number	118
GS Film number	2230991
Digital Folder Number	4395502
Image Number	535

Citing this Record

"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M426-CVW : 2 April 2016), Joseph Robertsen, St-Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada; citing p. 36, line 3; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10029, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,230,991.

 

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Thank you Frank, yes, that's their son.  I'm descended from Joseph Robertson and Marguerite Eugenie Villeneuve and have a good lot of the information on most of their descendants and all pertinent documents.
I just started on wikitree less than a week ago and haven't input all the information for everyone yet ( I have 4800 people to add!).  I don't have a lot on Joseph's siblings and descendants from their lines.  
My main question is about Jacques James Robertson and Marie Trottier, I have her death date, an 1825 census record and that's about it.  Nothing about their marriage, where they came from, parents etc.  I have some tentative information on the Trottier family, but it's still a work in progress.

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I have a copy of the marriage certificate for Jaques Robinson and Marie Trottier, they were married on September 16, 1801. I am a descendant

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Jean Boudreau, if you do have a marriage certificate, then by all means please share it!

Answer 2

James Robertsone Father Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
James Robertson Father Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
James Robertson Father Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
James Robertson Father Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
James J Robertson Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001	birth: 1914 death: 30 October 1967 Newington, Hartford, Connecticut residence: 30 October 1967 New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut