François DOUCET

Born

1 May 1715 , Acadia, Canada

Died

abt. 1772 , Nova Scotia, Canada

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René Pierre DOUCET Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

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Born: 1 May 1715 in Acadia, Canada

Father: René Pierre DOUCET

Mother: Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Henriette PELLETRET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François BROUSSARD (BROSSARD) , Marie Catherine RICHARD

François 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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François married Marguerite PETITOT 15 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite PETITOT was born abt. 1716 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite was the child of Denis PETITOT dit ST-SEINE and Marguerite LANDRY.

François DOUCET died abt. 1772 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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François DOUCET married

Marguerite PETITOT
Marriage date: 15 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite PETITOT was the child of Denis PETITOT dit ST-SEINE and Marguerite LANDRY

Children of François DOUCET and Marguerite PETITOT

Pierre DOUCET

Born: 16 May 1750, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1792, At Sea*

Married: Marie Marguerite LEBLANC 1770 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Charles DOUCET

Born: 25 May 1759, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1818, Baie Ste Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Françoise LEBLANC 1782 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada

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Birth — 1715
1 May 1715
Acadia, Canada

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
François DOUCET and Marguerite PETITOT 15 January 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Pierre DOUCET was born 16 May 1750, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François was 35 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Charles DOUCET was born 25 May 1759, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

François was 44 years old.

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.