René Pierre DOUCET

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abt. 1678 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

abt. 1731 , Acadia, Canada

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Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE Henriette PELLETRET

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Born: abt. 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE

Mother: Henriette PELLETRET

Paternal grandparents: Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Marie BOURGEOIS?

Maternal grandparents: Simon PELLETRET , Perrine BOURG

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René Pierre married Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD) abt. 1702 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD) was born January 1686 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne was the child of Jean-François BROUSSARD (BROSSARD) and Marie Catherine RICHARD.

René Pierre DOUCET died abt. 1731 in Acadia, Canada.
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René Pierre DOUCET married

Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)
Marriage date: abt. 1702
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD) was the child of Jean-François BROUSSARD (BROSSARD) and Marie Catherine RICHARD

Children of René Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

Pierre DOUCET

Born: 24 December 1703, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Françoise DUGAS 10 September 1725 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Anne DOUCET

Born: 14 November 1706, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LANDRY 3 June 1726 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Agathe DOUCET

Born: 19 January 1710, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Pierre PITRE 4 February 1727 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne DOUCET

Born: 23 March 1713, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 14 April 1791,

Married: Daniel GARCEAU 1731 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Married: Claude ARSENAULT 14 February 1774 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François DOUCET

Born: 1 May 1715, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1772, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Marguerite PETITOT 15 January 1742 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Catherine DOUCET

Born: 19 April 1718, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 4 October 1719, , Acadia, Canada

Marguerite DOUCET

Born: 2 February 1721, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 4 February 1760,

Married: Charles BABINEAU 25 January 1745 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Charles DOUCET

Born: abt. 1723, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite PRÉJEAN 1746 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Jean DOUCET

Born: 20 August 1725, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1756, Antigua

Married: Marie Anne BOURG 20 January 1749 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Cecile DOUCET

Born: 20 July 1728, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Charles BOURG 22 January 1752 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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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
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Biography
René, born in c1678, married Marie, daughter of François Broussard, at Port-Royal in c1702. They remained at Port-Royal and had 10 children, including four sons who married into the Dugas, Petitot dit Saint-Seine, Préjean, and Bourg families. Five of their daughters married into the Landry, Pitre, Garceau, Arseneau, Babineau, and Bourg families.
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1693 Port Royal
Pierre DOUCET (widower) 56, Louis 19, Rene 13, Mathieu 8; 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 10 pigs, 8 arpents, 1 gun

1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Pierre DOUCET widower 80; Louis 24; Rene 18; Mathieu 10 Margueritte 12; 12 cattle 8 sheep, 5 hogs, 16 arpents, 40 fruit trees, 1 gun.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Port Royal
Pierre DOUCET, widower, 63; Rene 20; Mathieu 15; 8 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1701 Port Royal
Pierre DOUCET (widower) 80; Rene DOUCET 21, Mathieu 15; 2 guns, 9 cattle, 6 sheep, 2 hogs. 6 arpents.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1703 Birth of Child
Pierre DOUCET was born 24 December 1703, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1706 Birth of Child
Marie Anne DOUCET was born 14 November 1706, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1710 Birth of Child
Agathe DOUCET was born 19 January 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1713 Birth of Child
Anne DOUCET was born 23 March 1713, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1715 Birth of Child
François DOUCET was born 1 May 1715, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Catherine DOUCET was born 19 April 1718, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1719 Death of Child
Catherine DOUCET died 4 October 1719, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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

1721 Birth of Child
Marguerite DOUCET was born 2 February 1721, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1725 Birth of Child
Jean DOUCET was born 20 August 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1725 Marriage of Child
Pierre DOUCET married 10 September 1725, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Françoise DUGAS

1726 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne DOUCET married 3 June 1726, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie) to Pierre LANDRY

1727 Marriage of Child
Agathe DOUCET married 4 February 1727, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Pierre PITRE

1728 Birth of Child
Cecile DOUCET was born 20 July 1728, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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Last updated: 6/16/2025 3:28:34 PM

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