Benoni DOUCET

Born

abt. 1737 , Acadia, Canada

Died

29 December 1809 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Pierre DOUCET Françoise DUGAS

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Born: abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Pierre DOUCET

Mother: Françoise DUGAS

Paternal grandparents: René Pierre DOUCET , Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

Maternal grandparents: Claude DUGAS , Jeanne BOURG

Benoni was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Benoni married Marie MELANSON 17 October 1761 American Colonies . Marie MELANSON was born abt. 1744 in Acadia, Canada. Marie died 14 December 1772 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marguerite BENOIT.

Benoni DOUCET died 29 December 1809 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Melanson Marie
m. Raymond Marie-Victoire

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Benoni DOUCET married

Marie MELANSON
Marriage date: 17 October 1761
Marriage place: American Colonies
Marie MELANSON was the child of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marguerite BENOIT

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Benoni DOUCET and Marie MELANSON 17 October 1761, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie MELANSON died 14 December 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.