Catherine was born about 1748. She is the daughter of Jean-Nicolas and Susanne Jacot Darey.
Though we have no record of the specifics or hardships endured by her and her family, we do know that at some point they took up the offer from the British government of free land to German Protestants to immigrate to Nova Scotia. She arrived at Halifax on July 14th, 1752 aboard the Betty, the sea portion of the trip from Rotterdam to Halifax taking 68 days.[1]
She married Jules-Frederick Joudrey, March 15, 1768 in St. Johns Anglican Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Their children included; [2]
Mary Elizabeth (born 1768)
Mary Catherine (born 1770)
James Frederick (born 1771)
John Peter (born 1773)
John George (died young)
John George (born 1776)
John Christopher (born 1777)
John Frederick (born 1780)
Catherine (born 1781)
Jane Elizabeth (born 1783)
Margaret (born 1785)
Susan (born 1789).
She passed away on October 28, 1842, according to St. Johns Anglican Church Records.
No further information for this woman is included in Montbéliard Emigrations and no information is included that indicates that she or her parents were Huguenot. Some of his descendants may claim Huguenot heritage through family oral traditions and lore.
Sources
↑ Montbelliard Emigrations to Nova Scotia, 1749-1752, p. 77, Torrence M. Punch, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore Maryland, 2014.
Register of The Foreign Protestants of Nova Scotia (ca. 1749-1770), Section 1A, p. 84, Written by Winthrop P. Bell, Ph.D., Compiled by J. Christopher Young, Ph.D. (author-published).
Source: S902335821 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
Dauree-1 and Daree-5 appear to represent the same person because: As proposed by D Sutherland I agree that these two profiles represent the same person.
Dauree-1 and Daree-5 are not ready to be merged because: The birth dates are a generation apart. Needs further research. Many individuals shared the same names.
Darrie-1 and Daree-5 appear to represent the same person because: Different spelling of same name with same mother, same husband, and comparable birth and death information. Daree is the preferred spelling.
Dorey-128 and Daree-5 appear to represent the same person because: different spellings of same name with same parents, spouse, children, and birth and death information