Michel was born on 20 March 1865 and was baptized on 23 march 1865 in Margaree. [1] He was the son of Victor Doucet and Marie Chiasson.[2]
He was listed in the 1871 census at age 7 with his family in Margaree, Cape Breton Island.[3] He was counted again with his family in 1881.[4]
Michel Doucet, son of Victor Doucet (deceased) and Marie Chiasson, was married to Margaret Arsenault, daughter of William Arsenault and Donatile Muse, on 7 January 1890 in Margaree. [1] On the 1891 census in East-Margaree, Michel, a fisherman, was listed with his wife Marie (sic) and son Lubin. Living next door was his widowed mother Marie with her children Harriet, Alexander, Celeste and Arsene. [5] His wife Marguerite Arsenault died on 24 March 1906 in Waltham, Massachusetts. The cause of death was an abortion.[6]
He married Sarah Anne Richard on August 14, 1910 at Riviere-du-Portage.[7] The witnesses were Andre Richard and Olive?
In 1911 they were living in Saumarez Parish, Gloucester, New Brunswick. No children were recorded. [8]
In the 1921 census, there were 4 sons in the household. Michel is named Alexandre. [9]
He passed away in 1939. His parents are identified as Victor Doucet and Marie Chiasson of East Margarie. His wife was Sara Jeanne Richard. Michel died of pneumonia. [10]
Research Notes
According to an Ancestry Family Tree Lubin died in 1891 in Nova Scotia. They had another son Joseph, born 02 AUG 1892 • Montreal, Canada. Died 27 MAR 1960 in Massachusetts. He married Germaine Deschênes in 1925 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-886Y : 20 February 2021), Michel Doucet and Sarah Anne Richard, 14 Aug 1910; citing , Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 201, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,737.
↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DQ-FKT : 24 October 2018), Michael Doucet in household of Victore Doucet, Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
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"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6J-DN2 : 20 May 2019), Micheal Doucette in household of Victor Doucette, Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Victor Doucette, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Victor Doucette 58
Mary Doucette 51
Matilda Doucette 29
Lubang Doucette 28
Harriet Doucette 25
Margaret Doucette 23
Celest Doucette18
Michael Doucette 15
Arsen Doucette 14
Alexander Doucette 12
↑ 1891 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427. Year: 1891; Census Place: Margaree East, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6316; Family No: 25 Search: Nova Scotia Inverness Margaree East > image 4 of 22. Accessed on ancestry.ca, June 2021.
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Michael Donald 25 Head Mary Donald 21 Wife Lubin Donald 2/12 Son
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4MQ-2PF : 2 March 2021), Michael Doucette in entry for Margaret Doucette, 24 Mar 1906; citing Waltham,,Massachusetts, 71, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,258,479.
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"New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-88XM : 13 March 2018), Michel Doucet and Sarah Anne Richard, 14 Aug 1910; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. , Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,737.
Alexandre Doucet 45 Chef (Head) Sarahone Doucet 28 Spouse Guilliaume Doucet 15 Fils (Son) Victore Doucet 9 Fils (Son) Francois Doucet 8 Fils (Son) Joseph Albert Doucet 7 Fils (Son)
Ancestry Family Tree showing Victor Doucet and Marie Chiasson, with her parents Amand Chiasson and Felicite Aucoin Ancestry
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