Jean Baptiste DOUCET

Born

29 May 1745 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

28 January 1810 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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Joseph DOUCET Marie Anne BOURG

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Born: 29 May 1745 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Joseph DOUCET

Mother: Marie Anne BOURG

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu DOUCET , Anne LORD (LAURE)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOURG , Elisabeth BROUSSARD (BROSSARD)

Jean Baptiste 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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Jean Baptiste married Marie "Luce" RICHARD 25 September 1768 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie "Luce" RICHARD was born abt. 1748 in Canada. Marie "Luce" died 26 June 1803 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie "Luce" was the child of Joseph Grégoire RICHARD and Hélène HÉBERT.

Jean Baptiste DOUCET died 28 January 1810 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean Baptiste DOUCET married

Marie "Luce" RICHARD
Marriage date: 25 September 1768
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie "Luce" RICHARD was the child of Joseph Grégoire RICHARD and Hélène HÉBERT

Children of Jean Baptiste DOUCET and Marie "Luce" RICHARD

Jean DOUCET

Born: 28 October 1771, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT 2 February 1795 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Josephte DOUCET

Born: 5 October 1777, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel BOURQUE (BOURG) 24 February 1800 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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Birth — 1745
29 May 1745
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste DOUCET and Marie "Luce" RICHARD 25 September 1768, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean DOUCET was born 28 October 1771, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean Baptiste was 26 years old.

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.