Louis Marie Duet (1739 - 1823)

Born 4 May 1739 in Notre-Dame-de-Québec, Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Died 12 Dec 1823 at age 84 in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Louis Marie Duet, son of Joseph Duet and Louise Trudel, was born in 4 May 1739 in Quebec.^[1][2]

He married Catherine Dervain in 1770 in German Coast, Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish. Their children were:

• Michel Joseph Duet (1771–1805)
• Jean Duet (<1773–1773)
• Louis Rene Duet (1775–1820)
• Elie Duet (1782–1827)
• Enoch Duet (1783–1856)
• Catherine Duet (1786–1839)
• Felicite Marie Duet (1788–1840)
• Urbain Duet (1793–1847)

From the Calendar of Louisiana colonial documents; v. 03 notes doucumenting the marriage of Louis Dué and Caterine Dervin:

St.C: 1770-174
Nov. 2
1 p: 248
Receipts: Jean Louis Rixner representing his father delivers to Louis Dué, in the presence of Antoine Bertrand, 128 livres for Caterine Dervin, Dué's wife, for her share of the succession of her father, following the division of property made in the time of Monsieur D'aransbourg, and Dué hereby releases George Rixner as tutor and stepfather of his wife for said sum. Signed by Jean Louis Rixner, Louis Dué, and Bellile.

On the same date Louis Dué acknowledges receipt from Antoine Berterand, his brother-in-law, of a cow and bull due Caterine Dervin, his wife, and releases the said Berterand. Signed by Louis Dué, Jean Louis Rixner as witness, and by Bellile.^[3]

In the 1810 census, Louis lived in St John the Baptist, Louisiana, United States, with Males: 2 (age 0-10), 1 (age 26-44); females, 2 (ages 10-15), 1 (age 26-44).^[4]

Louis Marie Duhe was born 5/4/1739 in l'Ange Gardien, Quebec and migrated from Canada to the German Coast of Louisiana. He married Catherine Dervain (born 8/28/1752 in Destrehan, Louisiana, daughter of Rene Dervain and Anne Marie Frederic) in 1770 in German Coast, Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish.

He died 17 Dec. 1823 at age 84 and was interred in St. John the Baptist Catholic cemetery in Edgard, St. John Parish, LA. It is interesting to note that Catherine, of German ancestry, did not speak French, and Louis did not speak German. ^[5]

Research Notes

Feb 29, 2012 by Jeannine Boudreaux on Ancestry: Duhe or Duhay family was from near Montreal, originated in Hainaut, Belgium (now in France.) M. Schulz traced this family to Cyprien Tanguay's books on Canadian families.

Sources

1. ↑ IGD: Le Lafrance Baptism
2. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99S-D3W5?cc=1321742&wc=HCQN-168%3A17585101%2C19508101%2C22425703 : 16 July 2014), Québec > Notre-Dame-de-Québec > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1679-1790, part 101-125 > image 136 of 935; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
3. ↑ Gianelloni, Elizabeth Becker; De Ville, Winston; Louisiana State Archives and Records Commission.Calendar of Louisiana colonial documents; v. 03 p. 38 [[1]]
4. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: St John the Baptist, Louisiana; Roll: 10; Page: 462; Image: Lam252_10-0379; FHL Roll: 0181355
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   Louis Duey in St John the Baptist, Louisiana, USA.
5. ↑ Uzee, Phillip; Michot, Stephen S.; Doucet, John P.: The Lafourche country; vol.2. Lafourche Heritage Society (Thibodaux, Louisiana, p. 228 [[2]]

See also:

Jody M. Larousse, Larousse Web Site, MyHeritage.com family tree