Michel DOUCET

Born

10 April 1768 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 March 1837 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Joseph Charles Elisee DOUCET Marguerite LANDRY

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Born: 10 April 1768 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph Charles Elisee DOUCET

Mother: Marguerite LANDRY

Paternal grandparents: Alexis DOUCET , Madeleine LEGER dite LAROSETTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste LANDRY , Anne PETITOT dite SINCENNES

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Michel married Marie-Geneviève GENEREUX 19 February 1805 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève GENEREUX was born 25 May 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Geneviève died 20 June 1850 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Thecle PAQUET.

Michel DOUCET died 30 March 1837 in Maskinongé, 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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Marie-Geneviève GENEREUX
Marriage date: 19 February 1805
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie-Geneviève GENEREUX was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Thecle PAQUET

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Children of Michel DOUCET and Marie-Geneviève GENEREUX

Julie DOUCET

Born: 2 September 1818, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 4 February 1899, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada

Married: Hospice ROY dit DESJARDINS 12 October 1846 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1768
10 April 1768
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Michel DOUCET and Marie-Geneviève GENEREUX 19 February 1805, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 36 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Birth of Child
Julie DOUCET was born 2 September 1818, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Michel was 50 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England