Germain Doucet, Sieure de La Verdure

Started by Reno Rossignol on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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This profile is getting way out of hand. Obviously not many people that lay claim to this notable ancestor have done their homework. 1st of all, his wife or wives name is UNKNOWN at this time. There is a lot of speculation, but NO proven facts. All that is known is that they are UNKNOWN. 2nd, his 1st born child is an UNKNOWN female who married "Pierre Lejeune dit Briard". Next came Pierre Doucet dit LaVerdure, who married Henriette Pelletret. Next came Margeritte Louise Judith Doucet who married Abraham Coignet Dugas. Finally, Germain Doucet, who married Marie Marguerite Landry. These are the ONLY known children. And again, their mother's name is UNKNOWN. Anybody with doubt can go to Michele Doucette's homepage, where she has accumulated a vast amount of information, at http://germaindoucet.com/home .
It would be tremendously helpful if people STOPPED copying or merging other people's work without first becoming familiar with what it contains. Fix the errors first, then merge. Of course if your purpose is to perpetuate lies and wrong information, then God help us all.
As a start, I would suggest correcting spelling errors found in the names, and deleting those individuals that do not belong. Thank you...

I've got a few merges in process here. I'll be sure to go back and make the corrections you noted when they're complete. Sorry for the mix-up.

Mme. Doucet may have accumulated a great deal of information but it will be third hand.

For Acadian genealogy, there are ONLY two sources that are accepted: the recent research by White and older reseach by Arsenault. These works are based on the census data plus whatever documentation exists.

Citing web sites (except for PRDH, Drouin and White..), no matter how well intention the research is, is not good research pratice.

To verify Germain Doucel's data, it has to be checked against White & Arsenault.

How do I get my hands on those books (preferably online and free)?

DLD...If you would have taken the time to check her site, you would have seen that she did cite all of those you mentioned as well as some other original works.
You are correct in stating that it is not good practice to cite other people's research (even if they are certified geneologist) but, it is alot better than blind merging your way to 100,000 ancestors in 24 hours...

PRDH is free and available online. Drouin is availble for purchase @ several $100's per cd. White & Arseneault are currently out of production, but occasionally used copies may show up for purchase. I believe they are in French.

Thanks for the info about the info. ;) Also, I should have asked before - what does PRDH stand for?

Le Programme de recherech en demographie historique ( The Research Program in Historical Demography) It is from the University de Montreal, is in English and free. Go to http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/leprdh.htm

If I get a chance Marsha.. I will check.

Drouin can also be obtained via Ancestry.com. It is indexed.
PRDH is transcribed Drouin & Tanguay up to 1799. Université d'Ottawa is also working on expanding the transcribed data to the late 1800s.
Tanguay is available on-line from the National Library of Quebec. And yes, all this material is en Français.

By the way, the PRDH is not free. You have to pay for full access. There is only limited free access an it does not include l'Acadie

Arseanault is available on-line at 'Nos Racines', a free Canadian site of out of print material.

Thanks, guys. Those references are now on my list of things to do. I'm afraid I may not get to that list before I retire! LOL!

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