Marie DOUCET

Born

abt. 1714 , Acadia, Canada

Died

30 November 1789 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis DOUCET Marguerite GIROUARD

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Born: abt. 1714 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Louis DOUCET

Mother: Marguerite GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Henriette PELLETRET

Maternal grandparents: Jacques Jacob GIROUARD , Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Marie 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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Marie married Jean Baptiste GAUDET abt. 1731 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean Baptiste GAUDET was born abt. 1706 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean Baptiste was the child of Pierre GAUDET and Cecile MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT).

Marie married (2) Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) 27 June 1763 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) was born 7 August 1713 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Charles died 19 March 1790 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Charles was the child of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Marie Anne BASTARACHE.

Marie DOUCET died 30 November 1789 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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 DOUCET married

Jean Baptiste GAUDET
Marriage date: abt. 1731
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Jean Baptiste GAUDET was the child of Pierre GAUDET and Cecile MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Children of Jean Baptiste GAUDET and Marie DOUCET

Joseph GAUDET

Born: abt. 1733, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Josephe COMEAU 22 January 1759 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie GAUDET

Born: abt. 1739, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 11 November 1791, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Amand RICHARD 18 February 1760 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francoise GAUDET

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 12 August 1810, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste ORION 21 September 1762 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie DOUCET married

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)
Marriage date: 27 June 1763
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) was the child of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Marie Anne BASTARACHE

Children of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Marie DOUCET

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUDET married 22 January 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie Josephe COMEAU

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie GAUDET married 18 February 1760, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Amand RICHARD

1762 Marriage of Child
Francoise GAUDET married 21 September 1762, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Jean Baptiste ORION

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie DOUCET and Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) 27 June 1763, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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.