Pierre DOUCET

(b. 1 June 1726 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1807 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DOUCET was born 1 June 1726 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Pierre DOUCET was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent DOUCET and Jeanne BABIN (maternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU

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Pierre married Veronique PLANTE 13 February 1756 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Veronique PLANTE was born 1 October 1739 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Veronique was the child of François PLANTE and Marie-Louise JOLY.

Pierre DOUCET died 11 August 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Pierre DOUCET married

Veronique PLANTE-- Date: 13 February 1756 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Veronique PLANTE was the child of François PLANTE and Marie-Louise JOLY

Children of Pierre DOUCET and Veronique PLANTE:

Pierre DOUCET (b.1 October 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste DOUCET (b.7 October 1760, Berthierville, Canada d. , )

Athanase-Amable DOUCET (b.30 August 1762, Berthierville, Canada d. 8 October 1849, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)

Veronique DOUCET (b.15 May 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 February 1838, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine BILLOT (BIBEAU) 1 January 1785 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Agnes-Agathe DOUCET (b.14 July 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 January 1848, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )

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1726 Birth
1 June 1726
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DOUCET and Veronique PLANTE 13 February 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 29 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre DOUCET was born 1 October 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DOUCET was born 7 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Athanase-Amable DOUCET was born 30 August 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 36 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Veronique DOUCET was born 15 May 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 40 years old.

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.