Henriette PELLETRET

Born

abt. 1641 , Paris, France

Died

abt. 1694 , Port Royal, Acadia

Henriette married Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE abt. 1661 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1621 in Coupru, Aisne, Picardie, France. Pierre died 2 June 1713 in Port Royal, Acadia . Pierre was the child of Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS? .

Parents & Family of Henriette PELLETRET

Parents of Henriette PELLETRET

Father

Simon PELLETRET

Mother

Perrine BOURG

Grandparents of Henriette PELLETRET

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Henriette was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1645.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henriette PELLETRET

Henriette PELLETRET married

Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE
Marriage date: abt. 1661
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE was the child of Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS?

Marriage notes:

"Germain's older son Pierre was born in France in c1621. He settled at Port-Royal, worked as a mason, and did not marry until c1660, when he was nearly 40. His wife Henriette, daughter of Simon Pelletret, was 20 years his junior and gave him 10 children. Their four daughters married into the Hébert, Bernard, Doiron, Chênet Dubreuil, and Comeau families. Pierre died at Port-Royal in June 1713; he was 92 years old. Five of his six sons, all born at Port-Royal, created families of their own."

Source: www.acadiansingray.com

Children of Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Henriette PELLETRET

Marie Anne DOUCET

Born: abt. 1661, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 3 November 1710, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Married: Jean Baptiste HÉBERT 1676 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Toussaint Dit François DOUCET

Born: abt. 1663, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 9 August 1713, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Married: Marie CAISSIE 1690 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Jean Claude DOUCET

Born: abt. 1665, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 2 November 1738, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Françoise BLANCHARD 1692 Place: Truro, Acadie

Pierre DOUCET

Born: abt. 1667, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1686, , Acadia, Canada

Madeleine DOUCET

Born: August 1671, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 25 February 1740, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Married: René BERNARD 1690 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Married: Pierre DOIRON 1709 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Louis DOUCET

Born: abt. 1674, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GIROUARD 1701 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Louise Dite Jeanne DOUCET

Born: abt. 1675, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 7 January 1733, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Pierre CHÊNET (CHESNET, CHENAIS, OR CHESNAY) 1691 Place: , Acadia, Canada

René Pierre DOUCET

Born: abt. 1678, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1731, , Acadia, Canada

Married: Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD) 1702 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Marguerite DOUCET

Born: abt. 1680, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 18 July 1747, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Alexandre COMEAU 1702 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Mathieu DOUCET

Born: abt. 1685, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Anne LORD (LAURE) 15 June 1712 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Port Royal

Pierre DOUCET, bricklayer 50, wife Henriette PELTRET 31; Children: Anne 10, Toussaint 8, Jean 6, Pierre 4, and 1 daughter 3 months; cattle 7, sheep 6.

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1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1671 Port Royal

Rene LANDRY, 52, wife Perrine BOURC 45; Children (4 married): Henriette PELLETROT 30, Jeanne 28, Marie 25, Marie 23; (not married): Magdeleine 15, Pierre 13, Claude 8; cattle 10, sheep 6.

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1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1671 Birth of Child
Madeleine DOUCET was born August 1671, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1678 Port Royal

Pierre Doucet & Henriette Pelletret

1 1/ 2 acres 10 cattle 1 gun

5 boys 17 1661 Toussaint

12 1666 Pierre

14 1664 Jean

6 1672 Louis

3/ M 1678

2 girls 10 1668 Madeleine

3 1675 Jeanne

Source / record details
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1686 Port Royal

Pierre DOUCET 55 (sic 65), Henriette PELTRET 40; children: Toussaints 23, Jean 20, Pierre 18, Magdelaine 16, Louis 12, Jeanne 10, Pierre 8, Marguerite 6, Mathieu 1; 2 guns, 5 arpents, 8 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs.

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1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

FINAL RESTING PLACE

Burial & Cemetery

Burial details for Henriette

Garrison Graveyard

St. George St.

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Historical names: Port Royal, Acadia

Website: From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

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