René Doucet (abt. 1678 - abt. 1730)

Born about 1678 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Broussard — married 1702 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died about 1730 at about age 52 in Acadie

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Biography

René Doucet was born about 1678 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, son of Pierre Doucet (abt. 1621–1713) and Henriette Pelletret (abt. 1641–bef. 1694).^[1]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Pierre [recte René], aged 8, lived with his parents, Pierre Doucet, aged 55 [recte 65], and Henriette Peltret [sic], aged 40, and his eight siblings: Toussaints [sic], aged 23, Jean, aged 20, Pierre, aged 18, Magdelaine [sic], aged 16, Louis, aged 12, Jeanne [recte Louise], aged 10, Marguerite, aged 6, and Mathieu, aged 1. The family owned 2 guns and lived on 5 arpents of cultivable land with 8 cattle, 12 sheep, and 6 hogs.^[2]

In 1693, at Port Royal, René, aged 13, lived with his father, Pierre Doucet, widower, aged 56 [recte 72], and his two brothers: Louis, aged 19, and Mathieu, aged 8. They owned 1 gun and lived on 8 arpents of cultivable land with 10 cattle, 12 sheep, and 10 pigs.^[3]

René (23) married Marie Broussard (16) (born in Jan 1686 in Port-Royal; daughter of François Broussard and Catherine Richard) in 1702 in Port-Royal.^[4]Their known children were:^[1]

1. Pierre Doucet (1703– ) .
2. Marie-Anne Doucet (1706–aft. 1763) .
3. Agathe Doucet (1710–1750) .
4. Anne Doucet (1713–1791) .
5. François Doucet (1715–abt. 1772) .
6. Caterine Joseph Doucet (1718–1719) .
7. Marguerite Doucet (1721–bef. 1760) .
8. Charles Doucet (abt. 1723–bef. 1763) .
9. Jean Doucet (1725–abt. 1756) .
10. Cecile Doucet (1728–bef. 1763) .
11. Jeanne Doucet (1730– ) (Uncertain existence)

Censuses: Please see his father's profile, Pierre Doucet, for a chronology of René's family, including citations for the censuses.

Census: 1678, Port Royal, age 3 months.^[5]

Census: 1698, age 18 years.

Census: 1700, age 20 years.

Census: 1701, age 21 years.

Census: 1703 René Doucet, his wife, 1 girl, [sic] 1 arms bearer. (See research notes.) ^[6]

Census: 1707 at Port-Royal: Rene Doucet and his wife. 1 boy less than 14, 1 girl less than 12; 4 arpents, 19 cattle, 17 sheep, 8 hogs, 1 gun^[7]

Census: 1710 at Port-Royal: Rene Doucet, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls ^[8]

Census: 1714 at Port-Royal (near the fort): René Doucet and wife, 1 son, 3 daughters ^[9]

He died about 1730 in Acadie.

Research Notes

In the 1703 census, Tim Hébert's transcription added one girl in the household. Stephen White did not add any children^[4] There were different interpretations of the data shown on the Heritage Canadiana website and the original census, p. 2 which was difficult to decipher because it was blurred. The first child born in the family was Pierre, in December 1703, (probably after the census) and then the first girl, Anne-Marie, was born in 1706.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth-Name-Children: Karen Theriot Reader, genenet.org; citing: Bona Arsenault, Historie et Genealogie Des Acadiens, vols. 1-6; 1630-17 75; Quebec, Le Conseil de la Vie Francaise en Amerique, 1965; p. 507 (Port Royal);

   "Listed under father's entry on p. 506 as René, born 1678. My own entry has René Doucet dit Laverdure, born in 1680. [There is no Pierre listed after one born in 1667. Same?] Married around 1702 to Marie Brossard, daughter of Francois & Catherine Richard; eleven children are listed.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Pierre Doucet 55 (sic 65), Henriette Peltret 40; children: Toussaints 23, Jean 20, Pierre 18, Magdelaine 16, Louis 12, Jeanne 10, Pierre 8, Marguerite 6, Mathieu 1; 2 guns, 5 arpents, 8 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Pelletret was listed as Peltret, Toussaint was listed as Toussaints, Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine, Louise was listed as Jeanne, and René was listed as Pierre.

3. ↑ Tim Hebert, Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Pierre Doucet (widower) 56 , Louis 19, René 13, Mathieu 8; 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 10 pigs, 8 arpents, 1 gun.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999), Print. p. 544-545
5. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census, noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Pierre Doucet & Henriette Pelletret 1 1/2 acres 10 cattle 1 gun 5 boys 17 1661 14 1664 12 1666 6 1672 3/M 1678 2 girls 10 1668 3 1675

6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 212-220;

   Rene Doucet, his wife, 1 girl, [sic] 1 arms bearer;

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 221-237;

   at Port-Royal: Rene Doucet and his wife. 1 boy less than 14, 1 girl less than 12; 4 arpents, 19 cattle, 17 sheep, 8 hogs, 1 gun

8. ↑ Transcription of the 1710 Census at Port-Royal, Acadie. Acadian Census microfilm C-9119 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Collection MG 11 CO 217, Images 1315-1318;

   at Port-Royal: René Doucet, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls

9. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 239-261;

   at Port-Royal: Rene Doucet and wife, 1 son, 3 daughters.

See Also:

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