François DOUCET

(b. 1 May 1715 , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1772 , Nova Scotia, Canada )

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François DOUCET was born 1 May 1715 in Acadia, Canada

François DOUCET was the child of René Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne BROUSSARD (BROSARD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Henriette PELLETRET (maternal) Jean-François BROUSSARD (BROSSARD) and Marie Catherine RICHARD

François 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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-- Date: 15 January 1742 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 (b.16 May 1750, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1792, At Sea*)
m. Marie Marguerite LEBLANC 1770 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Charles DOUCET (b.25 May 1759, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1818, Baie Ste Marie, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Françoise LEBLANC 1782 in , Nova Scotia, Canada

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1715 Birth
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.