Marguerite
DOUCET
(b.
1 June 1811
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
d.
24 June 1860
,
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
)
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Marguerite DOUCET was born 1 June 1811 in Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Joseph DOUCET and Marie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DOUCET and Marguerite AUBIN dite LAMBERT (maternal) Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph JOLY 4 February 1828 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph JOLY was born 17 April 1809 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Joseph died 10 June 1881 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Joseph was the child of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET.
Marguerite DOUCET died 24 June 1860 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Marguerite DOUCET
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Joseph JOLY-- Date: 4 February 1828 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Joseph JOLY was the child of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph JOLY and Marguerite DOUCET:
Norbert JOLY (b.28 October 1848, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East d. 20 December 1927, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )
m. Esther DESROSIERS 17 February 1868 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
Joseph JOLY-- Date: 4 February 1828 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada Joseph JOLY was the child of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph JOLY and Marguerite DOUCET:
Norbert JOLY (b.28 October 1848, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East d. 20 December 1927, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )m. Esther DESROSIERS 17 February 1868 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
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1811 Birth 1 June 1811
Berthierville, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1828 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite DOUCET and Joseph JOLY 4 February 1828, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
She was 16 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Birth of ChildNorbert JOLY was born 28 October 1848, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
Marguerite was 37 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1860 Death 24 June 1860
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
She died at the age of 49.
Added: 8/20/2026 2:19:16 PM
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