Pierre DOUCET

Born

1 June 1726 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

11 August 1807 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre DOUCET

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Born: 1 June 1726 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre DOUCET

Father

Pierre DOUCET

Mother

Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Grandparents of Pierre DOUCET

Paternal grandparents

Laurent DOUCET Jeanne BABIN

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE Barbe NEVEU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Veronique PLANTE 13 February 1756 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Veronique PLANTE was born 1 October 1739 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Veronique was the child of François PLANTE and Marie-Louise JOLY.

Pierre DOUCET died 11 August 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DOUCET

Pierre DOUCET married

Veronique PLANTE
Marriage date: 13 February 1756
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Veronique PLANTE was the child of François PLANTE and Marie-Louise JOLY

Children of Pierre DOUCET and Veronique PLANTE

Pierre DOUCET

Born: 1 October 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste DOUCET

Born: 7 October 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: ,

Athanase-Amable DOUCET

Born: 30 August 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 8 October 1849, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East

Veronique DOUCET

Born: 15 May 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 February 1838, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BILLOT (BIBEAU) 1 January 1785 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Agnes-Agathe DOUCET

Born: 14 July 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1848, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
1 June 1726
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DOUCET and Veronique PLANTE 13 February 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 29 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre DOUCET was born 1 October 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DOUCET was born 7 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Athanase-Amable DOUCET was born 30 August 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Birth of Child
Veronique DOUCET was born 15 May 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.