flag male ancestor  Simon  DOUCETTE

  (b. 19 March 1837 Grand-Etang, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 29 January 1909 Point Cross, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Simon DOUCETTE was born 19 March 1837 in Grand-Etang, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Simon DOUCETTE was the child of Jeremiah Remi DOUCET   and   Rosalie Ursule DOUCET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Edward Jacques DOUCET and Anne Marguerite LEBLANC (maternal)  Joseph Mathurin DOUCET and Angelique Mathilde MIUS dite D'ENTREMONT

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Simon  married  Domithilde CHIASSON 8 January 1857 in Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Domithilde CHIASSON  was born 22 January 1841 in Ilse de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada.  Domithilde died 15 February 1899 in Grand-Etang, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Domithilde was the child of Basile CHIASSON and Marie Marguerite DOUCET.

Simon DOUCETTE died 29 January 1909 in Point Cross, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Simon DOUCETTE married flag female ancestor Domithilde CHIASSON-- Date: 8 January 1857 Place: Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada
Domithilde CHIASSON was the child of Basile CHIASSON and Marie Marguerite DOUCET




Children of Simon DOUCETTE and Domithilde CHIASSON:

flag photo of Barbara Flavie DOUCETTE  Barbara Flavie DOUCETTE (b.12 July 1868, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 9 March 1941, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Joseph Jean CAISSEY 29 September 1890 in Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada



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birth1837 Birth
19 March 1837
Grand-Etang, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1857 Marriage / Partner
Simon DOUCETTE and Domithilde CHIASSON 8 January 1857, Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cheticamp)

He was 19 years old.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 Birth of Child
Barbara Flavie DOUCETTE was born 12 July 1868, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Simon was 31 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
marriage1890 Marriage of Child
Barbara Flavie DOUCETTE married 29 September 1890, Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada to Joseph Jean CAISSEY
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Domithilde CHIASSON died 15 February 1899, Grand-Etang, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
death1909 Death
29 January 1909
Point Cross, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 9/30/2025 6:29:01 PM - Updated: 11/4/2025 2:30:45 PM

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