Marguerite DOUCET

Born

abt. 1740 , Acadia, Canada

Died

8 May 1792 , Champlain, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Francois BIGOT 18 November 1764 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .
Francois BIGOT was born 3 April 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Francois died 11 December 1806 in Champlain, Lower Canada . Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT and Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) .

Parents & Family of Marguerite DOUCET

Parents of Marguerite DOUCET

Father

Pierre DOUCET

Mother

Marie Anne RICHARD

Grandparents of Marguerite DOUCET

Paternal grandparents

Louis DOUCET Marguerite GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

Martin RICHARD Marguerite BOURG

Marguerite 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

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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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DOUCET

Marguerite DOUCET married

Francois BIGOT
Marriage date: 18 November 1764
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BIGOT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT and Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Children of Francois BIGOT and Marguerite DOUCET

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DOUCET and Francois BIGOT 18 November 1764, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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.