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Yarmouth Vanguard, December 5, 1989

At the time of the American Revolution, while the American privateers were scanning the coast of Nova Scotia, especially in the Bay of Fundy, and that the British vessels kept watch over their maneuvers, Capt. Pierre Doucet, of Belliveau's Cove, was involved more than once in their operations. In a petition to the Council of the State of Massachusetts Bay, dated August 11, 1780, he says "That he has often and frequently received and entertained a number of American prisoners at his own expense and at the hazard of his life - brought off one that had made his escape from Halifax Gaol, and others that made their escape from different confinements."

Capt. Pierre Doucet, alias Peter, was born in Port Royal, May 16, 1750, the son of François Doucet (himself son of René) and of Marguerite Petitot (daughter of Denis). In 1755, the family was taken into exile and quartered for many years at York, Maine.

On his return from exile, Pierre Doucet married Marguerite LeBlanc and settled on the south- western shore of that cove from which Belliveau's Cove takes its name, at a place known for some time as "Doucet's Point," which became "La-Pointe-à-Major" (Major's Point), on account of the fact that their son, Anselme, was made a "Major" in 1793, when the Acadian Militia was formed as a section of the Annapolis Regiment, which is now Digby County being included then in Annapolis County. Major Anselme Doucet was also the first Acadian commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in Annapolis County.

Pierre Doucet built the first vessel ever constructed at Belliveau's Cove, which he commanded himself, being better known in English circles as "Captain Peter Doucet." This must have been the "Eunice," mentioned further on.

Testimonies regarding his involvements during the American Revolution are not wanting. May 27, 1777, John Battson, from Portsmouth, Maine, testified that the previous summer he was taken by the "Viper," belonging to the King, and was confined fro six months, when he made his escape with three other prisoners, succeeded to reach St. Mary's Bay, where Peter Doucet gave them shelter and "went to the expense and trouble of bringing them to Machias."

We have a similar testimony from Richard Harper, who was taken prisoner to Halifax, from where he made his escape with four other prisoners. They got to St. Mary's Bay and were taken to Passamaquoddy by Capt. Peter Doucet, paying all expenses. This testimony is of July 8, 1778.

Another testimony dated July 23, 1778, from Daniel Newman, who says that after having been taken prisoner, he managed to reach St. Mary's Bay, where "Peter Doucet and his Father and Brother received 'us' very kindly and provided a passage to us to us home in Ipswitch."

Even though Capt. Peter Doucet had embraced the American cause, he was to be molested by American privateers. He says that on June 1st, 1778, in his schooner "Polly," on his way from Speppardy (surely Shepody, in Chignecto Bay) to Annapolis, he was taken by Captain Samuel Rogers, Commander of the privateer schooner "Revolution" when he was sent ashore in Nova Scotia while the "Polly" was taken. He went to Boston to plead his cause, when he gave proofs of his "Friendly disposition to the American Prisoners at Nova Scotia." He won his case and was given $400.00 for the damage he had sustained. This was taking place around the end of July, 1778. For more proofs of his good intentions toward the American cause, he stated that he had "a boat called 'Betsy,' which is the only Vessel a float in Sissibew (Sissiboo), which he is willing should be improved for the release of any prisoners that may come there."

It could be that he sold this schooner, the "Betsy," because we find in Machias in the month of May 1786, a schooner of the same name, of 60 tons, whose Master is Thomas Jones, being bound for St. Eustatia, Netherlands, Antilles. A few months previous to that date, we find, again in Machias, the "Sloope Polly," of 30 tons, Jesse Noble, Master, bound for Rhode Island; it could have been the schooner taken from Capt. Doucet in 1780 by Capt. Samuel Rogers.

Capt. Peter Doucet is known to have owned another vessel, the Brigantine "Hannah," recorded at the same place, Machias, in August of 1785. Even a year before that date, viz., in July of 1784, has been recorded "a Journal of a voyage by God's permission (from Yarmouth) to Antigua on board the schooner, Hannah, Peter Doucet, Commander."

We know that Capt. Peter Doucet had owned yet another schooner, according to the following statement: "Capt. Peter Doucet, Commander of the schooner "Eunice," has left Halifax Dec. 21, 1775, and has arrived at Grenada Jan. 30, 1776, with a cargo of 15,000 feet of lumber and 20,000 shingles."

In fact, Capt. Doucet was pursuing a regular lucrative commercial relation with the West Indies. It is said that he purchased lumber at St. Mary's Bay at five dollars per thousand and would sell it in the West Indies at forty and fifty dollars for the same quantity. On his way back, he would bring merchandise and other goods, which he sold in his store just built, which was the only mercantile establishment in Clare, along St. Mary's Bay.

Returning from one of his voyages, he was to meet his death, when a sudden change of wind off Briar Island blew heavily in squalls and occasioned loss of the ship, the crew and the cargo; that was in 1792. His watch was afterwards found near the shore, which would mean that the wreck took place close to land.

And that is the story of one of our bravest Acadians of ore, who, after being sent into exile, helped the American cause and was finally subdued by the tempest of the sea and the waves of the ocean. which he had so often mastered. A wonderful story for a scenario.

Pierre married Marie Marguerite LeBlanc Abt 1770, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Marie was born Abt 1753, New Mines, Acadia, Canada; was christened 2 May 1752, St Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; died 9 Nov 1801, St. Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1801, St. Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Col Anselme Doucet was born 16 May 1781, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 1 Sep 1781, Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 25 Sep 1861; was buried 1861, Church Point, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Rosalie Doucet was born 13 Apr 1783, St. Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 18 Jul 1783, St. Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 10 Oct 1875.

Pierre married Marie dit Aubasque Dugas. Marie (daughter of Paul Marie Dugas and Brigitte Melanson) was born 1769, Saint Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Deceased; was buried , Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Marie Doucet was born 1781, St Bernard,Digby,Nova Scotia; died 9 Jun 1867, Salmon River, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Timothee Doucet was born 14 Feb 1795, Church Point, Digby, Nova Scotia; was christened 25 Aug 1799; died Deceased, Sainte Marie Catholic,Church Point,Digby,Nova Scotia.
3. Joseph Doucet was born 6 Dec 1797, Sainte Marie Catholic,Church Point,Digby,Nova Scotia; was christened 25 Aug 1799, Church Point, Digby, Nova Scotia; died 20 Mar 1871, St. Bernards, Digby, Nova Scotia.

François married Marguerite Petitot dit Sincennes 1742. Marguerite (daughter of Denis Petitot dit Sincennes, II and Marguerite Landry) was born 23 Dec 1723, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; died 1763, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

René married Marie Anne Broussard 1702, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie (daughter of Jean-Francois Broussard and Catherine Richard) was born About January 1686, Port Royal, Acadia; died 1765, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Marie Anne Broussard, third child of Jean Francois & Catherine Richard b. 1686 in Port Royal, Acadia. m. Rene Pierre dit Laverdure DOUCET (son of Pierre DOUCET and Henriette PELLETRET) in 1702 in Port Royal, Acadia.
Their children are:
1. Pierre Doucet, b. 24 Dec 1703 in Port Royal, m. Francoise Dugas on 10 Sept 1725. Their children are: Joseph Doucet, Francois Doucet, Beloni Doucet, Amand Doucet, Marguerite Doucet, Charles Doucet, ?? Doucet, Firmin Doucet.
2. Marie Anne Doucet, b. 14 Nov 1706 in Port Royal, Acadia, m. Pierre Landry on 3 June 1726.
3. Agathe Doucet, b. 19 Jan 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia, m. Pierre Pitre on 4 Feb 1727. Their children are: Marguerite Pitre, Jean Baptiste Pitre, Marie Pitre, Catherine Pitre.
4. Anne Doucet, b. 23 March 1713 in Port Royal, Acadia, m. Daniel Garceau in 1730. Their children are: Marguerite Garceau, Marie Josephe Garceau, Joseph Garceau, Anne Garceau, Jean Garceau, Appoline Garceau, Charles Garceau, Pierre Garceau, Adeline Garceau, Francois Garceau.
5. Francois Doucet, b. 1715, m. Marguerite dit Sincennes Petitot on 15 Jan 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia. Their children are: Marie Marguerite Doucet, Jean Doucet, Anne Doucet, Joseph Doucet, Pierre Doucet, Marguerite Doucet, Francois Doucet, Charles Doucet.
6. Catherine Josephe Doucet, b. 19 April 1718, d. 4 Oct 1719
7. Marguerite Doucet, b. 5 Jan 1721 in Port Royal, Acadia, m. Charles Dit Deslauries Babineaux on 25 Jan 1745. Their children are: Jean Baptiste Babineaux, Marie Josephe Babineaux, Charles Babineaux, Marguerite Babineaux.
8. Charles Doucet, b. 1723 in Port Royal, Acadie, m. Marguerite Prejean in 1746. Their children are: Jean Doucet and Marie Anne Doucet.
9. Jean Doucet, b. 20 Aug 1725 in Port Royal, Acadie, m. Anne Bourg on 20 Jan 1749. Their children are: Anne Doucet, Joseph Doucet, Jean Baptiste Doucet.
10. Cecile Doucet, b. 20 July 1728 in Port Royal, Acadia, m. Charles Bourg on 20 July 1752.
11. Jeanne Doucet, b. 1730

Denis married Marguerite Landry 23 Apr 1711, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France. Marguerite (daughter of Claude Landry and Marguerite Marie Theriault) was born 1692, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened abt. 1692, St Jean-Baptiste, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 20 Jun 1743, Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 20 Jun 1743, St Charles, Mines, Acadie, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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geni.com

Pierre Doucet, dit La Verdure
French: Pierre Doucet, sieur de Laverdure
Also Known As: "Dit Laverdure Doucet"
Birthdate: circa 1621
Birthplace: Sedan, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Death: June 01, 1713 (88-96)
Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Place of Burial: Port-Royal, Acadie
Immediate Family:
Son of Germain dit Laverdure Doucet, Sieur de La Verdure and 1st wife of Germain Doucet
Husband of Henriette Pelletret, Immigrant
Father of Marie Anne Hebert; Toussaint-François Francois Doucet dit Laverdure; Jean Claude Doucet, I; Pierre Doucet, II; Madeleine Doiron; Louis Doucet; Jeanne-Louise dite Jeanne Doucet; René-Pierre Doucet, dit Laverdure; Marguerite Doucet; Mathieu Doucet; Unknown Doucet and René Doucet « less
Brother of Marguerite Louise Doucet
Half brother of Unknown LeJeune, nation Mi'qmak
Occupation: C3; T2, Maçon, Mason in 1671, macon, MASON, Mason, Stone Mason & Plow Man, Bricklayer. Immigrant


Oct 1687: Pierre Doucet was among those who made their marks on an account of the works accomplished in Acadia by Sr. d'Aulnay.

Aug 1695 (old style): Pierre Doucet took the oath of allegiance to the King of England at Port-Royal; he made his mark on the document.

2 Dec 1705: Expropriation of a lot adjoining that (of the heirs) of Abraham Dugas and abutting the edge of the ditch of the old fort, which was "in discussion" among the Dame de Belisle, Pierre Doucet and Francois Robichaud.

Pierre married Henriette Pelletret 1660, Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle - Écosse, Canada. Henriette (daughter of Simon Pelletret) was born About 1641, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1693, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; was buried , Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

geni.com

Henriette Pelletret, Immigrant
Birthdate: 1641
Birthplace: Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death: 1693 (52)
Port-Royal, Acadie
Place of Burial: Port-Royal, Acadie
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Simon-René Pelletret, I; Perrine Landry and Perrine Bourque
Wife of Pierre Doucet, dit La Verdure
Mother of Marie Anne Hebert; Toussaint-François Francois Doucet dit Laverdure; Jean Claude Doucet, I; Pierre Doucet, II; Madeleine Doiron; Louis Doucet; Jeanne-Louise dite Jeanne Doucet; René-Pierre Doucet, dit Laverdure; Marguerite Doucet; Mathieu Doucet; Unknown Doucet and René Doucet « less
Sister of Jeanne Pelletret; Marie-Jeanne Pelletret and René Pelletret
Half sister of Marie Marguerite Landry; Madeleine Landry; Pierre Landry and Claude Landry

Notes:

François Brossard, progenitor of one of the most notable Acadian families, was born in c1653 perhaps in Anjou, France, to parents still unknown and may have come to the colony in 1671 aboard the ship L'Oranger. He married Catherine, daughter of Michel Richard dit Sansoucy and Madeleine Blanchard, at Port-Royal in c1678. They settled on haute rivière, now the upper Annapolis River, at a place called Beausoleil. Not long after his marriage, François "collaborated with Pierre Thibodeau in the colonization of Chepoudy, but he did not go to settle there himself." In early 1711, François was one of several residents of the haute rivière jailed by British commander Samuel Vetch. François and Catherine had 11 children, including six sons, all born at Beausoleil, five of whom created families of their own. Four of their daughters married into the Landry, Doucet, Préjean, and Bourg families. François died suddenly at his farm on haute rivière in December 1716, in his early 60s.
The census of 1698 states they have 15 cattle, 20 sheep, 14 hogs and 16 arpents with 2 fruit trees, 2 guns and 1 servant.

Jean-Francois married Catherine Richard C 1678, Annapolis Royal, 1654145, Nova Scotia, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Michel René Richard de Beaupre and Marie Madeleine Blanchard) was born 1 Jan 1663, Port Royal, Acadia; died 1755, Port Royal, Annapolis, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Denis married Marie Robichaud Abt 1690, Port Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie was born 1672, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 1672, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 26 Mar 1742, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried Mar 1742, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135669301/claude-landry

This is his burial date. Aged 86 years.

Burials of St-Charles-aux-Mines de la Grande Prée (Grand-Pré) 1709-1748, compiled from Drouin Collection Microfilms, which was microfilmed from register at Ottawa Archives, by Roger Hetu.

From family records:
Claude is the son of Rene Landry and Marie Bernard. Claude married (1) Anne-Catherine Thibodeau in 1683, in Acadie. They are the parents of at least the following:
1) Claude Landry (1684-) md Madeleine-Marguerite Doucet
2) Jeanne (1685-) md Rene Leblanc
3) Rene (1688-) md Madeleine Melanson
4) Jean (1693-) md Claire Leblanc
5) Marguerite (1694-1743) md Claude Gaudreau
6) Marie (1699-1743) md Jacques Celestin
7) Jean-Baptiste (1700-1779) md Marie-Marguerite Comeau
8) Marie-Madeleine (1701-1727) md Jean-Baptiste Daigle
9) Claire (1702-) md Claude Comeau
10) Joseph-Honore (1708-1764) md Marie-Josephte Comeau

He married (2) Marie Babin in about 1725 and (3) Jean Bellemare on 15 May 1741, in Grand'Pré, Acadie. We don't have Mary Babin's death or burial information, but she would have died by 1741.

The following was provided by Donna Storz #47773759. Since there is a conflict in records used, I'm adding this as an alternative burial date.

"Burial date is 14 September 1747 not 4 September. Source: Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Record Volume 1a revised: The Registers of St. Charles aux Mines in Acadia 1707-1748; John J. Pastorek, Editor; Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge:Baton Rouge, 1999. p108. Text:
"Claude Landry, age ca 86, bur. 14 Sept. 1747 in the cemetery of the parish of St. Charles, wit. Pierre Doucet (s); Joseph Teriot (s); Rene Landry; Bernard Daigre (s); J.B. Landry (SGA-3, 44b-45a)"

Claude married Marguerite Marie Theriault. Marguerite (daughter of Claude Theriault and Marie Louise Gaudreau) was born 1667, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France; died 18 August 1734 or 28 April 1771, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet]