Jeanne Doucet (abt. 1692 - 1733)

Born about 1692 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre Lord — married 17 Jun 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1733 at about age 41 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Descendant of Abenaki Unknown Abenaki.

Descendant of Penobscot Germain Doucet.

Jeanne Doucet was born about 1692 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Laurent Doucet (abt. 1669–bef. 1728) and Jeanne Babin (abt. 1667–aft. 1748).

In 1693, at Port Royal, Jeanne, aged 1, was living with her parents, Laurens [sic] DOUCET, aged 24, and Jeanne BABIN, aged 25, and two half siblings from Jeanne's marriage to Michel RICHARD: Michel, aged 9, and Alexandre, aged 7. Also living with her was her brother, Pierre, aged 3. The family owned 1 gun and had 7 cattle, 6 sheep, and 4 pigs.^[1]

Jeanne (22) married Pierre Lord (32) (born about 1682 in Port-Royale, Acadie; son of Julien (Lord) Lord dit Lamontagne and Anne Charlotte Girouard) on 17 Jun 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie. Their known children were:

1. Joseph Lord (1716–1746)
2. Marie Josephe Lord (1718–1796)
3. Jean Baptiste Lord (1720–1789)
4. Louis Lord (1722–1781)
5. Ursule Lord (1725–1813)
6. Marguerite Lord (1728–1820)
7. Anne Lord (1730–1763)

Jeanne died on 15 Mar 1733 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, aged about 40. She was buried the next day at Port Royal. Witnesses were Louis Fontaine, Joseph Mirau and Joseph Babinau.

Sources

1. ↑ 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: Laurens DOUCET 24, Jeanne BABIN 25, Michel 9, Alexandre 7, Pierre 3, Jeanne 1; 7 cattle, 6 sheep, 4 pigs, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census, Laurent was listed as Laurens.

See also:

• Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 172) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/172?r=0&s=5
• An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Pierre Laure and Jeanne Doucet marriage RG 1 volume 26 page 314 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1315
• An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Jeanne Doucet burial RG 1 volume 26a page 106 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1918
• BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 533
• BIRTH-MARRIAGE: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; p. 511 (Port Royal)
• Raymond Girouard, firsthand knowledge.

Acknowledgments

• Profile Doucet-154 was created through the import of Goguet_Gareau.ged on Aug 17, 2011 by William Malo.