Marguerite
DOUCET
Born
abt. 1625
,
France
Died
19 December 1707
,
Port Royal, Acadia
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Born: abt. 1625 in France
Father:
Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE
Mother:
Marie BOURGEOIS?
Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1648.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET abt. 1647 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET was born abt. 1616 in St Anne D'auray, Bretagne, France. Abraham died abt. 1698 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).
Marguerite DOUCET died 19 December 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Family and Children of Marguerite DOUCET
Children of Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET and Marguerite DOUCET
Marie DUGASMarried: Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE 1663 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Claude DUGASMarried: Françoise BOURGEOIS 1673 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Married: Marguerite BOURG 1697 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Anne DUGASMarried: Charles BOURGEOIS 1668 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Married: Jean-Aubin MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) dit CHÂTILLON 26 April 1679 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
Martin DUGASMarried: Marguerite PETITPAS 1677 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marguerite DUGASMarried: Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 1675 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Abraham DUGASMarried: Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 1685 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Madeleine DUGASMarried: Germain BOURGEOIS 1682 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marie DUGASMarried: Andre LEBLANC 1683 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
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Doucet family
'Doucet is a name now very widely diffused in the Martime Provinces, there being about five hundred families who bear that name in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Of these, 170 families are in Gloucester, 120 in Yarmouth county, 100 in Digby and 60 in Inverness. There are a few families of the name, 45 in all, in Kent, Northumberland, Restigouche, Mada- waska and Westmorland. All these people are undoubtedly descended from Pierre and Germain Doucet, whose names appear in the census of 1671. Pierre Doucet was 50 years old when that census was taken, and in 1687 he was one of the 'ancient inhabitants' of Port Royal who certified with regard to the work done by Charnisay in the settlement of Acadia. He signed this document with his mark, so that he was an uneducated man. He was married to Henriette Peltret and they had five children, three boys and two girls, the oldst son, Toussant, being only eight years old. Doucet's trade was that of a mason. Germain Doucet was 30 years old and he was ...Read MORE...
'Doucet is a name now very widely diffused in the Martime Provinces, there being about five hundred families who bear that name in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Of these, 170 families are in Gloucester, 120 in Yarmouth county, 100 in Digby and 60 in Inverness. There are a few families of the name, 45 in all, in Kent, Northumberland, Restigouche, Mada- waska and Westmorland. All these people are undoubtedly descended from Pierre and Germain Doucet, whose names appear in the census of 1671. Pierre Doucet was 50 years old when that census was taken, and in 1687 he was one of the 'ancient inhabitants' of Port Royal who certified with regard to the work done by Charnisay in the settlement of Acadia. He signed this document with his mark, so that he was an uneducated man. He was married to Henriette Peltret and they had five children, three boys and two girls, the oldst son, Toussant, being only eight years old. Doucet's trade was that of a mason. Germain Doucet was 30 years old and he was ...Read MORE...
Source: Pioneers of Acadia by Stephen A. White
1671 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1678 Port Royal
Abraham Dugast & Marguerite Doucet
12 acres 20 cattle 1 gun
1 boy 18 1660 Abraham
2 girls 15 1663 Madeleine
12 1666 Marie
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham Dugast & Marguerite Doucet
12 acres 20 cattle 1 gun
1 boy 18 1660 Abraham
2 girls 15 1663 Madeleine
12 1666 Marie
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1679 Marriage of ChildAnne DUGAS married 26 April 1679 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jean-Aubin MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) dit CHÂTILLON
1686 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1693 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAS 74, Marguerite DOUCET 66, Claude 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS (his wife) 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Madeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 26 arpents, 4 guns
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham DUGAS 74, Marguerite DOUCET 66, Claude 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS (his wife) 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Madeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 26 arpents, 4 guns
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1700 Port Royal
Marguerite DOUCET, widow of Abraham DUGAST; Claude DUGAST 51; Marguerite BOURG (wife age not reported); Claude 23; Francois 12; Joseph 2; Marguerite 18; Anne 17; Jeanne 16; Agnes 14; Madelaine 11; Cecille 8; Marguerite 3; 40 cattle, 25 sheep, 28 arpents, 3 guns.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Marguerite DOUCET, widow of Abraham DUGAST; Claude DUGAST 51; Marguerite BOURG (wife age not reported); Claude 23; Francois 12; Joseph 2; Marguerite 18; Anne 17; Jeanne 16; Agnes 14; Madelaine 11; Cecille 8; Marguerite 3; 40 cattle, 25 sheep, 28 arpents, 3 guns.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Death — 170719 December 1707
Port Royal, Acadia
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