Josephte DOUCET

Born

abt. 1735 , Acadia, Canada

Died

4 November 1787 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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François Charles DOUCET Marie Anne POIRIER

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Born: abt. 1735 in Acadia, Canada

Father: François Charles DOUCET

Mother: Marie Anne POIRIER

Paternal grandparents: Toussaint Dit François DOUCET , Marie CAISSIE

Maternal grandparents: Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE , Marie CHIASSON

Josephte 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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Josephte married Basile GIROUARD abt. 1754 in Port Royal, Acadia . Basile GIROUARD was born 25 December 1728 in Port Royal, Acadia . Basile was the child of Charles GIROUARD and Anne BASTARACHE.

Josephte married (2) Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU 15 January 1760 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada . Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU was born 24 January 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Ignace-Francois died 17 October 1808 in Québec, Lower Canada . Ignace-Francois was the child of Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL.

Josephte DOUCET died 4 November 1787 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Josephte DOUCET married

Basile GIROUARD
Marriage date: abt. 1754
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Basile GIROUARD was the child of Charles GIROUARD and Anne BASTARACHE

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Josephte DOUCET married

Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU
Marriage date: 15 January 1760
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU was the child of Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DOUCET and Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU 15 January 1760, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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.