Marguerite was born about 1716, [1] very likely in Annapolis Royal (formerly named Port-Royal) since her family was established there. She was the daughter of Denis Petitot and Marguerite Landry.
The family was deported to Massachusetts in 1755 and recorded in the 1763 Massachusetts census with 5 sons and 4 daughters. [1][3].
They are noted as having returned to Nova Scotia around 1770. [5][6]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999, Print. p. 1293. No location given for birth.
↑ 3.03.1 Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. Family name Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home, Acadians in Massachusetts by Robert Dafford. Accessed Feb 2023
François DOUSSET - wife Margueritte - 5 sons - 4 daughters
Apparently during his exile in New England, Amable was betrothed to a relative, Marie Doucet, daughter of François Doucet and Marguerite Petitot, dit Saint-Sceine (Sincennes), and sister of Pierre*. Subsequently, while Amable’s own family removed to Quebec, Amable and Marie decided, as did her family, to go back to Nova Scotia. In 1764 the British authorities had informed Governor Montagu Wilmot* that Acadians who took the oath of allegiance should be allowed to return to their native land, and in 1767 the Nova Scotia government specifically set aside lands for an Acadian settlement on St Mary’s Bay. According to traditional accounts, though they vary as to the exact date, it was about 1770 that François Doucet’s family went from Salem, Mass., to what was later called Pointe-de-l’Église (Church Point); (emphasis mine)
↑ Wade, Mason. Acadia and Quebec. McGill-Queens Press, Dec 15, 1991, p. 116.
Churchpoint was settled the following year by two families, those of Pierre Le Blanc and Francois Doucet, which came by sea from Salem, Mass.
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