Charles DOUCET

Born

abt. 1722 , Acadia, Canada

Died

14 September 1798 , Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

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François Charles DOUCET Marie Anne POIRIER

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Born: abt. 1722 in Acadia, Canada

Father: François Charles DOUCET

Mother: Marie Anne POIRIER

Paternal grandparents: Toussaint Dit François DOUCET , Marie CAISSIE

Maternal grandparents: Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE , Marie CHIASSON

Charles 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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Charles married Marie Anne ARSENAULT 10 January 1746 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Anne ARSENAULT was born abt. 1726 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Anne died 19 September 1782 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit). Marie Anne was the child of François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marguerite BERNARD.

Charles DOUCET died 14 September 1798 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Charles DOUCET

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Charles DOUCET married

Marie Anne ARSENAULT
Marriage date: 10 January 1746
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie Anne ARSENAULT was the child of François ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Marguerite BERNARD

Children of Charles DOUCET and Marie Anne ARSENAULT

Michel DOUCET

Born: abt. 1746, , Acadia
Died: 16 April 1813, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Anne BOUDREAU 26 November 1779

Marie Madeleine DOUCET

Born: abt. 1748, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 29 January 1816, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Joseph HACHE dit GALLANT 22 June 1772

Pierre DOUCET

Born: abt. 1750, , Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie HACHE 10 September 1773

Joseph Sifroi DOUCET

Born: 8 February 1756, , Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Died: 17 April 1830, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Victoire BUJOLD 26 April 1779 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Theotiste DOUCET

Born: abt. 1768,
Died: 20 August 1801, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Joseph HEBERT 1788 Place: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)

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1746 Marriage / Partner
Charles DOUCET and Marie Anne ARSENAULT 10 January 1746, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph Sifroi DOUCET was born 8 February 1756, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Joseph Sifroi DOUCET married 26 April 1779, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Victoire BUJOLD