Josephte DOUCET

(b. abt. 1735 , Acadia, Canada d. 4 November 1787 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte DOUCET was born abt. 1735 in Acadia, Canada

Josephte DOUCET was the child of François Charles DOUCET and Marie Anne POIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Toussaint Dit François DOUCET and Marie CAISSIE (maternal) Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE and Marie CHIASSON

Josephte was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Josephte married Basile GIROUARD abt. 1754 in Port Royal, Acadia . Basile GIROUARD was born 25 December 1728 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Basile was the child of Charles GIROUARD and Anne BASTARACHE.

Josephte married (2) Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU 15 January 1760 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada . Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU was born 24 January 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Ignace-Francois died 17 October 1808 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Ignace-Francois was the child of Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL.

Josephte DOUCET died 4 November 1787 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Josephte DOUCET married

Basile GIROUARD-- Date: abt. 1754 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Basile GIROUARD was the child of Charles GIROUARD and Anne BASTARACHE

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Josephte DOUCET married

Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU-- Date: 15 January 1760 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU was the child of Ignace-François CONSTANTINEAU and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite ABEL

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DOUCET and Ignace-Francois CONSTANTINEAU 15 January 1760, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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.