Jacques DOUCET

Born

2 July 1730 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

17 February 1794 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jacques DOUCET

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Born: 2 July 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Jacques DOUCET

Father

Alexis DOUCET

Mother

Madeleine LEGER dite LAROSETTE

Grandparents of Jacques DOUCET

Paternal grandparents

Jacques DOUCET dit MAILLARD Marie PELLERIN

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE Madeleine TRAHAN

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

Jacques married Anne Jeanne Marie LANDRY 29 December 1757 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Jeanne Marie LANDRY was born 17 April in Port Royal, Acadia . Anne Jeanne Marie died 14 March 1800 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Anne Jeanne Marie was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Cécile ROBICHAUD.

Jacques DOUCET died 17 February 1794 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques DOUCET

Jacques DOUCET married

Anne Jeanne Marie LANDRY
Marriage date: 29 December 1757
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Anne Jeanne Marie LANDRY was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Cécile ROBICHAUD

Children of Jacques DOUCET and Anne Jeanne Marie LANDRY

Françoise DOUCET

Born: abt. 1762,
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste ENOUILLE dit LANOIX 4 February 1782 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1730
2 July 1730
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DOUCET and Anne Jeanne Marie LANDRY 29 December 1757,

He was 27 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.

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.