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Germain Doucet, Sieur de La Verdure (born around 1595 near Couperans en Brye (most likely Coubron northeast of Paris, France) was a French commander in the French colony of Acadia.
Doucet's career began when he entered into an association with Charles de Menou d'Aulnay, noted seaman, captain, and future governor of Acadia. In 1632, he arrived in Acadia with the governor Isaac de Razilly. He served as master of arms of Fort Pentagouet (now Castine, Maine) as a major. After the death of d'Aulnay in 1650, Doucet became commandant serving at the French fort of Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal). Under Major General Robert Sedgwick, the English captured the fort on August 15, 1654. Under the terms of the surrender, Doucet was forced to leave Acadia for good, and returned to France. Both his son Pierre, and his daughter Marguerite stayed behind, however. Pierre married, in 1660, Henriette Pelletret, by whom he had issue. Marguerite married Abraham Dugas. The name of Germain's wife is uncertain, although some genealogists suggest she may have been Marie Bourgeois.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germain_Doucet
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This profile states that Priscilla Melanson or Mallinson is Germain Doucet dit Laverdure's mother.
<strong><em>She is not.</em></strong>
She was the wife of Pierre Melanson or Mallinson (dit la Verdure, hence the confusion) founder of Grand Pré, Acadie, and their children were Pierre, Charles, Jean and Catherine Melanson. However her profile is blocked to me, so I cannot correct this and unhook her from this Doucet branch.
- Hélène Daigneault
Following is a short biographical sketch of Germain Doucet, Sieur de Laverdure. It was printed in The Advertiser, page 8C, dated 10 August 1997, published in Lafayette, Louisiana (items in [ ] are added from other sources to help clarify information):
Germain DOUCET dit Laverdure [born about 1595], native of Couperans-in-Brie, France, arrived in Acadia in 1632 with the Commander Isaac de Razilly and Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. The King of France gave Razilly, a Knight in the Order of Malta, the task of retaking possession of the colony of Acadia from the English following the treaty of St-Germain-en-Laye, which returned Acadia to France. Two ships, the St-Jehan and the L'Esperance-in-Dieu, left from d'Auray in Brittany on the 23rd of July, 1632. Germain Doucet was an officer [a Major (Captain of Arms)] among the small group of soldiers that accompanied this mission.
Doucet apparently was accompanied by his wife, Marguerite [see note below] and his son, Pierre, and his daughter, Louise-Marguerite [or Marguerite-Louise-Judith]. The family landed first at La Hève, where Germain assisted in the construction of Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grace. [Note: The name of Germain's wife is unknown. See information about his wife in Generation I of the genealogical data.]
Within three months of their arrival, Razilly sent d'Aulnay to retake Port Royal, which was still occupied by the English. Doucet, who would always be d'Aulnay's faithful friend, accompanied him on this mission. At Port Royal, those English colonists who wanted to leave the colony and return to England were boarded on the St-Jehan and sent first to La Heve. Germain Doucet then accompanied the St-Jehan to England to return the English colonists. From there, Doucet returned to France, where he met d'Aulnay aboard the Esperance- en-Dieu, and they returned to Acadia with new French colonists.
Later, in 1635, d'Aulnay was ordered to retake possession of Fort Pentagouet at the western limit of Acadia near the present day Castin, Maine, from the British. Once again, Germain Doucet accompanied d'Aulnay, this time with his family. D'Aulnay returned to Port Royal after the fort was retaken and left Doucet in command of a small garrison. The British soon sent a detachment from Plymouth, Mass., to try to retake the fort, but the French under the command of Germain Doucet, successfully repelled the attack.
Razilly was governor of but a part of Acadia. The rest of the colony was governed by Charles de La Tour. La Tour and Razilly coexisted in Acadia on peaceful terms, but in late 1635, Razilly died suddenly, leaving his position as governor of his part of the colony to his brother, Claude de Razilly. Unwilling to leave France, Claude de Razilly delegated his powers to Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. Soon after d'Aulnay succeeded to this post, relations with La Tour deteriorated, in part due to a confusing geographic division of the colony between the two governors by the King of France. By 1636, this quarrel had degenerated to open warfare, and La Tour demanded that d'Aulnay give up the post at Pentagouet, commanded by Doucet. D'Aulnay and Doucet refused to do so, and proceeded to make plans to reinforce the fort. A small party sent from Fort Pentagouet to Port Royal for provisions, which very well may have included the commander, Doucet, was captured by forces loyal to La Tour and held prisoner. But soon after, La Tour is defeated and captured following a naval engagement with the vessel of d'Aulnay.
In 1645, following the death of the commander, Isaac Pessely, Doucet was named commander of the garrison at Port Royal. By 1647, the forces loyal to d'Aulnay had consolidated their power over the colony, and La Tour was forced to take refuge in Quebec. However, in May 1650, d'Aulnay drowned when his canoe overturned in the Riviere du Moulin. D'Aulnay's widow, Jeanne de Mottin, and Germain Doucet executed d'Aulnay's possession.
In 1651, Jeanne de Mottin married her late husband's rival, Charles de La Tour, and through this marriage, La Tour retook power in the colony. Doucet signed as a witness to their marriage, and La Tour left him in command of the garrison at Port Royal.
In July 1654, despite the fact that England and France were at peace, Major Robert Sedgewick of Boston attacked and took La Tour's fort at Pentagouet, and proceeded immediately to lay siege to Port Royal. Doucet and his men resisted the attack for 16 days, however, faced with an opponent superior in numbers and armament, Doucet was finally forced to surrender Port Royal to Sedgewick and the English. Doucet and his wife were taken prisoner and returned to France, never to return to the New World.
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Germain DOUCET was born in 1596 in France. Germain DOUCET dit Sieur de La Verdure was a native of Couperans-en-Brie, near Paris. The name of his wife is unknown; it has been said that he was the brother-in-law of Jacques BOURGEOIS. His son Pierre was born in 1621 and his daughter Marguerite Louise in 1625, both in France. Presumably they came to Acadia with their father about 1632 when he entered the service of Charles d'AULNAY.
In 1640 he was a master-in-arms at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) where he commanded the French fort with the rank of major. Germain enjoyed an especially close relationship with d'AULNAY who, in his will of January 20, 1649, instructed his wife to take care of Germain and his wife. He referred to him as "Germain DOUCET dict La Verdure, de la Paroisse de Couperna en Brie." In a codicil of February 20, 1649, d'AULNAY referred to one who should be continued in his job because of the fidelity and affection that he has always shown. LAUVRIERE (La Tragedie d'un Peuple, vol. 1, p. 496) believes that this was a reference to Pierre MELANSON, also known as Sieur de La Verdure, who was chef de la milice in the colony. After d'AULNAY drowned in 1650, Pierre MELANSON became the tutor of d'AULNAY's children, while Germain DOUCET became commandant of the fort at Port Royal. He held this position when SEDGWICK attacked the fort in 1654 and captured Port Royal on August 15. Germain returned to France with the military garrison, as required under the terms of capitulation. His son Pierre and his daughter Marguerite remained in Acadia. He was married to UNKNOWN in France.
7803. UNKNOWN. Children were:
child3886 i. Pierre DOUCET. child3847 ii. Marguerite-Louise DOUCET.
Researcher/Genealogist F. René Perron, of Sèvres, France, states that La Verdure, the fiefdom of Germain, is located in Champagne Brie, ten kilometers north of La Ferte-Gaucher. La Ferte-Gaucher is located about 45 miles east of Paris in Seine-et-Marne Department.
Though many records point to Marie Bourgeois as the first wife of Germain Doucet and the mother of Marguerite and Pierre, Stephen White, renowned genealogist, contradicts it. He states that Germain did, however, remarry before 1654. This second marriage could have been to either the daughterof Guillaume Trahan or Jacques Bourgeois' sister as after the surrenderof Port Royal on Aug 16 1654, he left his brother-in-law, Jacques Bourgeois, as an hostage.
There is another theory which links Jacques Jacob Bourgeois as the brother-in-law and is a theory accepted in: 1.Title: Histoire Et Genealogie Des Acadiens V2, Page: p. 524 It lists him as the father of Marguerite-Louise Doucet and Marie Grandjehan Bourgeois as the mother. Marie Grandjehan would have been the daughter of Nicolas Grandjehan and Marguerite Bourgeois. They are also listed as the parents of Jacques Jacob Bourgeois. He either took his mothers last name or was her son with an unknown father.
Adjutant of Governor D'Aulnay. Germain was Port Royal Commandant at the time of surrender to Robert Sedgwick on 16 August 1654. Following the terms of the act of capitulation, he returned to France where he died. He immigrated to Acadia about 1639.
Military: August 16, 1654, Port Commandant.
The family of Germain DOUCET and .. [85764] DOUCET, Germain (.. & .. [118223]), born about 1595, died after 1654
- married about 1620, from .. (France) .., .. (..)
1) Pierre, mason (maçon), born about 1621 (rec. 1671), 1631 (rec. 1686), 1618 (rec. 1698), 1636 (rec. 1699) or 1611 (rec. 1701), buried 1713-06-02 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1660 Henriette PELLETRET
2) Marguerite, born about 1625 (rec. 1671), 1626 (rec. 1686) or 1627 (rec. 1693), died 1707-12-19, buried 1707-12-20 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1647 Abraham DUGAS
3) Inconnue, married about 1650 Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD
4) Germain, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1641 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686), died Port-Royal (bim) (Acadie), married about 1664 Marie LANDRY
Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White); Mémoires (Société généalogique canadienne-française); Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout
http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/085/085764.php
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The family of Germain DOUCET and .. TRAHAN [118224] DOUCET, Germain (.. & .. [118223]), born about 1595, died after 1654
- married before 1654 TRAHAN, .. (peut-être Guillaume & Françoise CORBINEAU [115976])
Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White)
http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/118/118224.php
http://www.doucetfamily.org/Genealogy/G01.htm
Germain DOUCET dit Laverdure, born about 1595 in Couperans en Brie (or Conflans en Brye) France. The name(s) of his wife or wives has not been identified.
+ 1. Pierre DOUCET b about 1621 DGFA
m about 1660 Henriette PELLETRET DGFA
http://www.doucetfamily.org/Genealogy/G02.htm#G10001
+ 2. Marguerite DOUCET b about 1625 DGFA
m about 1647 Abraham DUGAS DGFA
http://www.doucetfamily.org/Genealogy/G02.htm#G20001
+ 3. girl DOUCET b DGFA
m about 1650 Pierre LeJEUNE dit Briard DGFA
http://www.doucetfamily.org/Genealogy/G02.htm#G30001
+ 4. Germain DOUCET b about 1641 DGFA
m about 1664 Marie LANDRY Ar(2) v2, p506
http://www.doucetfamily.org/Genealogy/G02.htm#G40001
NOTE: In some records Marguerite (1.2) is known as Marguerite Louise Judith DOUCET.
NOTE: Bona Arsenault listed Marie LANDRY and Marguerite LANDRY as wives of Germain DOUCET (1.4). Germain was only married once, to Marie LANDRY.
There are various accounts in print and in the genealogical records of the descendants of Germain DOUCET pertaining to his birth, the name of his wife/wives and the names of his children. Below are four notes pertaining to these issues.
NOTE 1: The birth of Germain Doucet: There are various accounts about the date and place of the birth of Germain:
* Germain Doucet was born in 1595.
* Germain Doucet was born about 1595.
* Germain Doucet was born in Touraine, France.
* Germain Doucet was born in Tours, Touraine, France.
* Germain Doucet was born in LaVerdure, France.
According to Stephen White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes, published 1999, there isn’t a specific birth year that can be attributed to Germain. It is unknown where the early genealogical researchers came up with the year of 1595. Presuming that they had some basis for their statements, it is proper to either not include a birth year or use “about 1595” rather than a specific year.
Again, according to Stephen White, Germain was born at Couperans en Brie or Conflans en Brye. Researcher/Genealogist F. René; Perron, of Sèvres, France, states that La Verdure, the fiefdom of Germain, is located in Champagne Brie, ten kilometers north of La Ferte-Gaucher. La Ferte-Gaucher is located about 45 miles east of Paris in Seine-et-Marne Department.
Click here to see maps of France, the Ile de France region and Seine-et-Marne department, showing the town of La Ferte-Gaucher. http://www.doucetfamily.org/Genealogy/GemainOriginMaps.htm
NOTE 2: The wife/wives of Germain Doucet: There is speculation as to whether Germain was married once or more than once. Various names/circumstances appear as to his wife or wives:
* He married Marie Bourgeois, daughter of Jacques Bourgeois (and Marguerite Bourgeois).
* He married Marie Bourgeois dit Grandjehan about 1620 in Nova Scotia.
* He married Marie Bourgeois about 1620 in Bue, France.
* He married name unknown, sister of Jacques Bourgeois (or sister of Jacques Bourgeois’s wife).
* He married an unknown Bourgeois.
* He married an unknown Trahan, daughter (or possibly daughter) of Guillaume Trahan.
* He married an unknown Grandjehan.
* He married first an unknown Trahan (about 1620) and married second Marie Bourgeois.
According to Stephen White, the name of the wife or wives of Germain has never been known. Several early writers, such as Bona Arsenault, Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens, and Adrien Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, have stated that the wife was Marie Bourgeios, given the documented fact that Germain Doucet and Jacques (Jacob) Bourgeois were brothers-in-law. In his notes, Stephen White states: “It is not possible that the mother of the children of Germain Doucet is a sister of Jacques Bourgeois' wife, as certain authors have proposed, being given that the in-laws of Jacques Bourgeois didn't get married until 1627. There exists the possibility that Germain Doucet nevertheless married, in second nuptials, to a daughter of Guillaume Trahan who gave him no surviving children; but it is as possible that such a second wife is the sister of Jacques Bourgeois and not the sister of his wife. (See SGCF Vol VI, p 372.)
NOTE 3: The parentage of Germain Doucet (born about1641): Bona Arsenault and others list Germain DOUCET (born about 1641) as the son of Pierre DOUCET (born about 1621). However, according to a dispensation granted by the Catholic Church, Germain has to be the brother or half-brother of Pierre rather than his son. Below is a summary from Michele Doucette's web site pertaining to this issue. Her web sites are listed below, where you may see her full article. In a letter from Stephen White, dated May 8, 1992, is where the evidence first comes to light that Germain DOUCET (born about 1641 in Port Royal) is not the son of Pierre DOUCET (born about 1621 in France) as previously thought by many, including Adrien Bergeron and Bona Arsenault. Stephen White proves that Germain is the son of Germain DOUCET as a result of dispensations granted by the Catholic Church when descendants of Germain (1641) intermarried with descendants of Pierre (1621). A dispensation in the 3rd degree was granted Nov 26, 1726, at Port-Royal to Germain DOUCET (grandson of Germain (1641)) to marry Françoise COMEAU (granddaughter of Pierre). In reviewing Le Grand Arrangement Des Acadiens au Québec and Histoire et Généalogie des Acadiens, there are the following individuals named Germain DOUCET:
* Germain DOUCET dit LaVerdure (born about 1595 in France).
* Germain DOUCET (born about 1641 in Port Royal) married 1664 Marie Marguerite LANDRY (René LANDRY and Pérrine BOURG).
* Germain DOUCET (born 1698) married 26 November 1726 Françoise COMEAU (Alexandre COMEAU and Marguerite DOUCET).
* Germain DOUCET (born 1721) married Françoise LaPIERRE in Québec.
Germain DOUCET (1641) and Marie Marguerite LANDRY had a son Charles (born 1665), who married Huguette-Radegonde GUERIN (François GUERIN and Anne BLANCHARD). Charles and Huguette had a son Germain (1698), who married Françoise COMEAU. Pierre DOUCET (1621) and Henriette PELLETRET had a daughter Marguerite (born about 1680), who married Alexandre COMEAU (Étienne COMEAU and Marie LEFEBVRE). Marguerite and Alexandre had a daughter Françoise (born about 1704), who married Germain DOUCET (1698). A Dispensation in the 3rd degree means that the parties involved were second cousins, both parties being of equal descent from a common great-grandparent. The Dispensation granted Nov 26, 1726, at Port-Royal to Germain Doucet (grandson of Germain) to marry Françoise Comeau (granddaughter of Pierre) means that Germain and Françoise were second cousins, having the same common great-grandparent. The common great-grandparent would be Germain Doucet, Sieur de LaVerdure. This granted Dispensation clearly shows, therefore, that Pierre DOUCET (1621) was the brother or half brother of Germain DOUCET (1641), as opposed to what most historians have speculated.
NOTE 4: The children of Germain Doucet: According to Stephen White, the children born to Germain Doucet were as follows:
* Pierre born about 1621; married about 1660 Henriette Pelletret (Simon and Perrine Bourg).
* Marguerite born about 1625; married about 1647 Abraham Dugas.
* daughter; married about 1650 Pierre LeJeune dit Briard.
* Germain born about 1641; married about 1664 Marie Landry (René and Perrine Bourg).
Michele Doucette has two web sites with information pertaining to Germain Doucet:
* Michele's Information re Germain Doucet: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/2700/sieur.htm
* Michele's Updated Information re Germain Doucet: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/2700/germain.htm
Doucet's career began when he entered into an association with Charles de Menou d'Aulnay, noted seaman, captain, and future governor of Acadia. In 1632, he arrived in Acadia with the governor Isaac de Razilly. He served as a master of arms at the settlement and fort of Pentagouet (now Castine, Maine) as a major. After the death of d'Aulnay in 1650, Doucet became commandant serving at the French fort of Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal). Under Major General Robert Sedgwick, the English captured the fort on August 15, 1654. Under the terms of the surrender, Doucet was forced to leave Acadia for good, and returned to France. Both his sons Pierre and Germain and his daughter Marguerite stayed behind, however. Pierre married, in 1660, Henriette Pelletret, by whom he had issue. Germain married Marie Landry, and Marguerite married Abraham Dugas.The name of Germain's wife is uncertain, although some genealogists suggest she may have been Marie Bourgeois.
Germain DOUCET was born in 1596 in France. Germain DOUCET dit Sieur de La Verdure was a native of Couperans-en-Brie, near Paris. The name of his wife is unknown; it has been said that he was the brother-in-law of Jacques BOURGEOIS. His son Pierre was born in 1621 and his daughter Marguerite Louise in 1625, both in France. Presumably they came to Acadia with their father about 1632 when he entered the service of Charles d'AULNAY.
In 1640 he was a master-in-arms at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) where he commanded the French fort with the rank of major. Germain enjoyed an especially close relationship with d'AULNAY who, in his will of January 20, 1649, instructed his wife to take care of Germain and his wife. He referred to him as "Germain DOUCET dict La Verdure, de la Paroisse de Couperna en Brie." In a codicil of February 20, 1649, d'AULNAY referred to one who should be continued in his job because of the fidelity and affection that he has always shown. LAUVRIERE (La Tragedie d'un Peuple, vol. 1, p. 496) believes that this was a reference to Pierre MELANSON, also known as Sieur de La Verdure, who was chef de la milice in the colony. After d'AULNAY drowned in 1650, Pierre MELANSON became the tutor of d'AULNAY's children, while Germain DOUCET became commandant of the fort at Port Royal. He held this position when SEDGWICK attacked the fort in 1654 and captured Port Royal on August 15. Germain returned to France with the military garrison, as required under the terms of capitulation. His son Pierre and his daughter Marguerite remained in Acadia. He was married to UNKNOWN in France.
7803. UNKNOWN. Children were:
child3886 i. Pierre DOUCET. child3847 ii. Marguerite-Louise DOUCET.
Sachant lire et écrire, il fut chargé par Monsieur D’Aubay avec Guillaume Trahan et Isaac Presseley, à titre de syndicat des habitants de signer en 1640 l’acte de capitulation de Port-Royal.
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/2700/sieur.htm
Germain Doucet dit Sieur de la Verdune (1596 - date of death unknown) was a native of Coupérans-en-Brie, near Paris, France. The name of his wife is unknown; it has been said that he was the brother-in-law of Jacques Bourgeois. His son, Pierre, was born in 1621 and his daughter, Marguerite Louise, in 1625, both in France. Presumably they came to Acadia with their father about 1632 when he entered the service of Charles d'Aulnay.
In 1640 he was a master-in-arms at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) where he commanded the French fort with the rank of major. Germain enjoyed an especially close relationship with d'Aulnay who, in his will of January 20, 1649, instructed his wife to take care of Germain and his wife. He referred to him as "Germain Doucet dict La Verdure, de la paroise de Couperns en Brie." In a cocidil of February 20, 1649, d'Aulnay referred to one who should be continued in his job because of the fidelity and affection that he has always shown. Historian Emile Lauvrière [La Tragédie d'un Peuple, vol. 1, page 496] believes that this is a reference to Pierre Melanson, also known as Sieur de La Verdure, who was chef de la milice in the colony. After d'Aulney's drowned in 1650, Pierre Melanson became the tutor of d'Aulnay's children, while Germain Doucet became commandant of the fort at Port Royal. He held this position when Sedgwick attacked the fort in 1654 and captured Port Royal on August 15. Germain returned to France with the military garrison, as required under the terms of capitulation. However, his son Pierre and daughter Marguerite remained in Acadia.
see: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/2700/sieur.htm also: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villandra/lucillef/f229.html
Le nom de son épouse est inconnu, quoiqu'il s'agit d'une Bourgeois ou Trahan car il était le beau frère de Jacques Bourgeois époux de Jeanne Trahan. Il vint en acadie en 1632 où il devint capitaine d'armes de Pentagoet et commandant de Port-Royal. Il est retourné en France en 1654, mais laissait deux enfants mariés en acadie, Marguerite-Louise (Abraham Dugas) et Pierre né en France en 1621. Vers 1632, en acadie avec le commandeur Isaac de Razilly. Il du partir en 1654 a titre de Commandant du Port-Royal.
According to Wikipedia:
Germain Doucet, dit Sieur de la Verdure (born 1596 near Coupérans-en-Brie, France-death date unknown) was a French commandant in both Maine and Acadia, and also the progenitor of the surname Doucet in North America.
Doucet's career began when he entered into an association with Charles de Menou d'Aulnay, noted seaman, captain, and future governor of Acadia. In 1632, he arrived in Acadia with the governor Isaac de Razilly. He served as a master of arms at the settlement and fort of Pentagouet (now Castine, Maine) as a major. After the death of d'Aulnay in 1650, Doucet became a commandant serving at the important French fort of Port Royal. Under Major General Robert Sedgwick, the English captured the fort on the 15th of August, 1654. Under the terms of the surrender, Doucet was forced to leave Acadia for good, and returned to France. Both his son Pierre and his daughter Marguerite stayed behind, however
Le nom de son épouse est inconnu, quoiqu'il s'agit d'une Bourgeois ou Trahan car il était le beau frère de Jacques Bourgeois époux de Jeanne Trahan. Il vint en acadie en 1632 où il devint capitaine d'armes de Pentagoet et commandant de Port-Royal. Il est retourné en France en 1654, mais laissait deux enfants mariés en acadie, Marguerite-Louise (Abraham Dugas) et Pierre né en France en 1621. Vers 1632, en acadie avec le commandeur Isaac de Razilly. Il du partir en 1654 a titre de Commandant du Port-Royal.
Germain Doucet, dit Sieur de la Verdune (1596 - 1654) was a native of Coupérans-en-Brie, near Paris, France. His son, Pierre, was born in 1621 and his daughter, Marguerite Louise, in 1625, both in France. Presumably they came to Acadia with their father about 1632 when he entered the service of Charles d'Aulnay.
In 1640 he was a master-in-arms at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) where he commanded the French fort with the rank of major. Germain enjoyed an especially close relationship with d'Aulnay who, in his will of January 20, 1649, instructed his wife to take care of Germain and his wife. He referred to him as "Germain Doucet dict La Verdure, de la paroise de Couperns en Brie." In a cocidil of February 20, 1649, d'Aulnay referred to one who should be continued in his job because of the fidelity and affection that he has always shown. Historian Emile Lauvrière [La Tragédie d'un Peuple, vol. 1, page 496] believes that this is a reference to Pierre Melanson, also known as Sieur de La Verdure, who was chef de la milice in the colony. After d'Aulney's drowned in 1650, Pierre Melanson became the tutor of d'Aulnay's children, while Germain Doucet became commandant of the fort at Port Royal. He held this position when Sedgwick attacked the fort in 1654 and captured Port Royal on August 15. Germain returned to France with the military garrison, as required under the terms of capitulation. However, his son Pierre and daughter Marguerite remained in Acadia.
Married 1620 in Paris. Military Knowing how read and write, he was supported by Mr. of Aubay with Guillaume Trahan and Isaac Presseley, as a union of the inhabitants of signing in 1640 the act of capitulation of Port Royal.
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https://www.acadienouvelle.com/chroniques/2016/01/17/racines-acadie... http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/o/u/Norman-Peter-Doucet/GENE6-0001.html GERMAIN DOUCET says Laverdure. 1595- The unique ancestor of Doucet, arrives at Hève, in Acadie, in 1632, with the commander Isaac de Razilly, where one finds it in July 1640, with the title of " captain of weapons of Pentagouët ", the right arm of the governor of Acadie, Charles de Menou d'Aulnay of Charnizay; it receives the honors of the war against Bostonnais. Germain Doucet, known as Laverdure was born about 1595, originating in the parish in Conflans-in-Brye, out of Champagne, France. After the death of the governor Charles d'Aulney, in 1650, Germain Doucet deals with the command of the fort of Royal Port and the children of the late governor. The wife of the ancestor Germain Doucet is Marie Bourgeois, sister of ancestor Jacques Bourgeois, lieutenant of the garrison to Port-Royal. So now, 16 August 1654, Port-Royal must for the first time go to the English, after a burning fight of 100 soldiers against 500, in the condition express " That Sieur of the Greenery says it will leave strong the soldiers and servants... with weapons and drums beating, sign deployed, balls in mouth, mousquet or rifle on the shoulder... and two small parts of guns... and their luggage in which will be included/understood the fur skins which will be to them deliver for the payment of their pledges... and will be to them fourny bastiment for their passage in France with their food for two months and ammunition of war apartenent with the Republic of England, Scotland and Ireland, like aussy very other païs with them belonging. " Germain Doucet turns over inevitably to France, in 1654, following the capitulation leaving in Acadie four children, including two wire not married yet and two girls who were already married. Pierre Doucet was born about 1621, in France and Marie in 1660, with Port-Royal, with Henriette Pelletret. Marguerite-Louise Doucet, born about 1625, with Couperans-Brie, out of Champagne, in France, wife with Port-Royal, in 1647 or 1648, Abraham Dugas, arms manufacturer of the king, native in 1616, of Toulouse, in Languedoc, in France. Germain Doucet born about 1641, in Acadie, wife in 1664, Marie Landry. Other Doucet girl, Marie about 1650, with Pierre LeJeune.With the census of 1671 with Port-Royal, Marguerite Doucet, 46 years, is married in Abraham Dugast and dies on December 19, 1707, with Port-Royal, in Acadie.
- Germain arrived in Acadia in 1632. He was captain-of-arms and commander of the fort at Port-Royal, Acadia, from 1650 to1654.
- The garrison was greatly outnumbered on 16 August 1654, when 500 troops from Boston attacked Port-Royal. Germaine surrendered the fort and was exiled back to France.
- His title was Sieur de La Verdure.
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NOTES (1) Germain Doucet came to Acadia in 1632 with Commader Isaac de Razilly by order of Cardianl Richelieu (Minister of State to King Louis XIII). Germain was a member of THE ORDER OF MALTA. In a document signed July 14, 1640, Germain Doucet was at Port Royal and Captain of the Army of Pentagoet as well as the right-hand man (Adjutant) of the Governor of Acadia (Charles de menou d'Aulnay de Charnizay). After the death of the Governor in 1650, Germain was the Commader at the fort of Port Royal and Deputy Guardian of the Governor's children. He returned to France in 1654 with his wife. He left his brother-in-law, Jacques Bourgois, surgeon as Lieutenant of Port Royal. CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYM3-XWR : accessed 29 July 2018), entry for Germain /Doucet-dit-Laverdure/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMQJ-MLS), submitted 12 May 2011.
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GERMAIN DOUCET dit Laverdure
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L'unique ancêtre des Doucet, arrive à La Hève, en Acadie, en 1632, avec le commandeur Isaac de Razilly, où on le retrouve en juillet 1640, avec le titre de " capitaine d’armes de Pentagouët " , le bras droit du gouverneur d'Acadie, Charles de Menou d'Aulnay de Charnizay; il reçoit les honneurs de la guerre contre les Bostonnais.
Germain Doucet, dit Laverdure est né vers 1595, originaire de la paroisse de Conflans-en-Brye, en Champagne, en France.
Après la mort du gouverneur Charles d'Aulney, en 1650, Germain Doucet prend en charge le commandement du fort de Port Royal et des enfants du gouverneur défunt.
L’épouse de l’ancêtre Germain Doucet est Marie Bourgeois, sœur de l'ancêtre Jacques Bourgeois, lieutenant de la garnison à Port-Royal.
Si maintenant, le 16 août 1654, Port-Royal doit pour la première fois se rendre aux Anglais, après une lutte ardente de 100 soldats contre 500, c'est à la condition expresse " Que le dit Sieur de la Verdure sortira du fort soldats et domestiques,… avec armes et tambours battant, enseigne déployée, balles en bouche, mousquet ou fusil sur l’épaule… et deux petites pièces de canons… et leur bagage dans lequel seront compris les pelleteries qui leur seront délivrez pour le paiement de leur gages… et leur sera fourny bastiment pour leur passage en France avec leur victuailles pour deux mois et munitions de guerre apartenent à la République d’Angleterre, Ecosse et Irlande, comme aussy tout autre païs à eux appartenant. "
Germain Doucet retourne forcément en France, en 1654, suite à la capitulation laissant en Acadie quatre enfants, dont deux fils pas encore mariés et deux filles qui étaient déjà mariées.
Pierre Doucet est né vers 1621, en France et se marie en 1660, à Port-Royal, avec Henriette Pelletret. Marguerite-Louise Doucet, née vers 1625, à Couperans-Brie, en Champagne, en France, est celle qui nous concerne dans la présente description généalogique. Elle épouse à Port-Royal, en 1647 ou 1648, Abraham Dugast, armurier du roi, natif en 1616, de Toulouse, au Languedoc, en France.
Germain Doucet né vers 1641, en Acadie, épouse en 1664, Marie Landry.
L'autre fille Doucet, se marie vers 1650, avec Pierre LeJeune.
Les fils, Pierre et Germain, sont les ancêtres de tous les Doucet d’Amérique.
Au recensement de 1671 au Port-Royal, Marguerite Doucet, 46 ans, est mariée à Abraham Dugast et décède le 19 décembre 1707, à Port-Royal, en Acadie.
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Germain Doucet (abt. 1595 - aft. 1654)
Germain Doucet aka dit Laverdure Born about 1595 in Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, Francemap Son of Unknown Doucet [uncertain] and [mother unknown] [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Husband of Unknown Unknown — married about 1620 in Francemap Husband of Marie Jeanne (Kjipuktuk) Unknown — married about 1654 in Port Royale, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap [uncertain] DESCENDANTS descendants Father of Pierre Doucet, Marguerite Doucet, Unknown Doucet and Germain Doucet Died after 1654 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap Profile managers: Acadians Project WikiTree private message [send private message], John Riley Find Relationship private message [send private message], John DeRoche Find Relationship private message [send private message], Lianne Lavoie Find Relationship private message [send private message], Roland Arsenault Find Relationship private message [send private message], and Thomas Darga Find Relationship private message [send private message] Doucet-20 created 14 Apr 2010 | Last modified 13 Jun 2020 This page has been accessed 14,769 times. The Acadian flag. Germain Doucet is an Acadian. Join: Acadians Project Discuss: ACADIA Notables Project Germain Doucet is Notable. NOTICE: this profile is protected by the Acadian Project because of frequent duplication, variant name spellings and attempts to add unsourced parents. Please contact the Acadian Project before making any substantive changes. Thanks for helping make WikiTree the best site for accurate information. Contents [hide] 1 ATTENTION! 2 Biography 2.1 Early Acadian History 3 Biographie 3.1 DNA 4 Research 5 Sources ATTENTION! Please see Research section below for very important information about this man. Above the Research section is a section on DNA.
Biography Flag of France Germain Doucet migrated from France to Acadia. Flag of Acadia Germain Doucet de la Verdure was born in Couperoue en Brye (Coupru en Brie), today "Coupru" in the Aisne, Picardie, France.[1]
Around 1620 Germain he married a French woman whose name is Unknown Doucet [1].
Between 1621 and 1640, Germain had four children:
Pierre b. 1621, Sedan, Ardennes, France Marguerite b. 1625, France (http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1671cens.html); and An unknown daughter, now called Jeanne Doucet, b. about 1640, Acadia [1]. It has been shown through DNA tests that this child had a Mi'kmaq or Abenaki mother and was either Germain's or adopted. A fourth (male) child was adopted: Germain Doucet II, born in 1641 in Acadie. A DNA study shows Germain named an adopted son after himself and that this son had an Amerindian father (haplogroup C3b). [2] It is unknown if Germain Doucet lived with his adopted children's mother(s).
He arrived in Nouvelle-France Probably in 1632 (see Discussion above).
In 1654 he left for France.[3] Germain's last known date of existence was in August, 1654.
Germain Doucet lived the prime of his life in Acadia and took part in some of the key historical events of early Acadian history. He left Acadia as part of a legacy of the Acadian French inter-married with Native Americans. It was these relationships that allowed many Acadians to survive in Acadia when the British evacuation took place.
He was probably the main contributor of the name Doucet (Doucette) in North America (through son Pierre Doucet, he had 17 great-grandsons, and through adopted Mi'kmaq or Abenaki son Germain Doucet, he had 22 great-grandsons).
Early Acadian History 1627: Isaac de Razilly (a former naval captain), with Cardinal Richelieu’s approval, organized a trading company (Compagnie de la Nouvelle France) for New France and to increase the population with four thousand settlers [4].
1632: The Treaty of Saint Germain en Laye was enacted and Lieutenant General of New France, Isaac de Razilly with Charles de Menou d’Aulnay and ‘300 hundred elite men’, set out to retake Port Royal. Germain Doucet was probably among these men. The Scottish settlers left peacefully [4] [5]
1635: Charles d’Aulnay went to Pentagoet to re-establish French authority over the region around northern Maine and the Penobscot River. The Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony sought to retake Pentagoet and the fur trade of the region. The French reinforced Pentagoet and made it into a small, but formidable fort. [6]
1636: Isaac de Razilly suddenly dies, d’Aulnay tries to take over as Razilly‘s successor. d’Aulnay and Charles de La Tour are appointed lieutenant-governors in their own right by the King’s ministers, but it is not a comfortable relationship.
1636 Arrival of the first families to settle permanently.[7] 1640: Germain was in the farthest southern part of Acadia. He was Master at Arms at Pentagöuet (now Castine, Maine). Amerindians lived around the fort; they were probably Mi'kmaq brought from the Port Royal area. The Amerindians around Penobscot Bay were the Penobscots, enemies of the Mi'kmaq, but related to them as well. [8].
1645: After numerous sieges and naval encounters with La Tour and his men over the years, d’Aulnay finally succeeds in taking over all of Acadian territories and the lucrative trade business they provide. In the last encounter, d’Aulnay executed all of the Huguenot men at La Tours fort at riviere Saint-Jean.
1650: Five years later d’Aulnay died in a canoe accident. Germain Doucet is named acting commander at Port Royal and guardian of d’Aulnay’s Metis children. When the Sieur d'Aulnay died, Germain was remembered in his will. In recognition for his many years of "loyalty and affection". Doucet received 200 livres and with his wife, a promise of free food and 50 écus of rent per year for the rest of their lives.[3]
1654: Germain was the Sieur de La Verdure and Master at Arms in Acadia,[1]Adjutant Of Governor D'Aulnay. He was the Port Royal Commandant at the time of surrender to Roger Sedgwick on 16 Aug 1654. Germain Doucet dit La Verdure negotiated the terms and Sedgwick allowed the defenders to march out of the fort with flags flying, drums beating, and muskets at the ready. The soldiers and employees at the fort were offered transportation back to France and given enough pelts to cover their wages.[3][9]
Although Germain left for France, his children Pierre, Marguerite, Jeanne, and Germain remained in Port-Royal, as did most Acadians. [3][10]
Biographie Germain Doucet est né en Couperoue en Brye (Coupru en Brie, Coupru, Aisne, Picardie, France).[1][11]
Au lieu de «Couperans en Brie (ou Conflans en Brye)» lire «Couperoue en Brye (Coupru en Brie)». Today in the Aisne departement, Picardie. [11] Vers 1620 Germain épousa une Française non identifiée. Entre 1621 et 1640 environ, Germain a eu trois enfants: Pierre (b: 1621 in Sedan, Ardennes, France), Marguerite, une métisse fille inconnue, aussi, l'adopté Germain.[1]
Germain était le sieur de La Verdure et Capitaine d'Armes en Acadie.
En 1640, Germain était en Acadie et y servit comme capitaine d’armes de Pentagöuet (Castine, Maine).[7][1][12]
Avant 1654, Germain épousa une autre femme non identifiée.
Lorsque Port-Royal a été capturé par les Britanniques le 16 Août 1654, Germain, en tant que commandant de Port-Royal, a quitté pour la France. Ses enfants, Pierre, Marguerite et Germain sont restés à Port-Royal comme la plupart des Acadiens.[3][10]
DNA DNA. The Doucet yDNA project posts its results here. There are differences in the results between Germain's sons, Pierre has a European haplogroup and Germain has a Native American haplogroup. One would expect a European haplogroup based on the genealogical records. This is the case for descendants of Germain's son Pierre, who was born c1621. However, for descendants of Germain's son Germain born 1641, a sizable group have a haplogroup (C3b / C p39), denoting Native American patrilineal heritage. Articles descibing the Doucet DNA results are found here.
The Mothers of Acadia Maternal DNA project conducts ongoing research to verify their origins. In 2010, Stephen White reported that descendants of Germain's daughter, Marguerite Doucet, had a Haplogroup T2b. We don't know the details of how many of her descendants were tested to support this report. Ongoing test results are reported here. As of May 2014, seven descendants have consistently reported a T2 haplogroup, indicating European origins.
Research White's research, based on a dispensation given for the marriage of Claude Trahan to Anne LeBlanc, leads him to believe that the wife of Pierre Lejeune II was a daughter of Germain Doucet; her name is unknown. Then we also have to conclude that Germain Doucet had at least two wives and not one, since some of the descendants of his daughter, Marguerite, have tested for the European Haplogroup T2, yet Jeanne Lejeune dit Briart, who would also be his grand-daughter based on the dispensation, had the Native American Haplogroup A, which indicates that Jeanne's mother, Germain's Unknown daughter, and Marguerite Doucet were half-sisters with different mothers. Therefore, Pierre Lejeune II's Doucet wife was at least maternally Amerindienne (Metis), or completely Amerindienne and adopted, as was her brother Germain II. [13]
First marriage to a French woman. Germain was married around 1620.[1] "It is impossible for the mother of Germain Doucet's children to have been a sister of Jacques Bourgeois' wife, as some writers have claimed, considering that Bourgeois's father and mother-in-law were only married in 1627. [14][15]
Arrival. The earliest historical reference that Germain Doucet was in Acadia is in 1640 from Stephen White[1] and Massignon[7]. There is also a reference to Germain Doucet (La Verdure) [16] that he served as 'The Captain at Arms' at Fort Pentagoet with a high standing as d'Aulnay's 'right hand man' and chief armorer.[7][1][12]
With Germain Doucet's record as d'Aulnay's right hand man and kept in his will (in recognition for his many years of loyalty and affection), and Doucet's record of taking over from d'Aulnay after his death and becoming deputy guardian of the young d'Aulnay children, it is reasonable to assume Doucet was there all along, since the arrival of '300 elite men' in 1632.[1]
Huguenot or Not? It's possible that he was born a Huguenot (French-speaking Protestant). His surname was connected to a known Huguenot forbear of an Acadian line - Pierre (Melanson) Laverdure. Also, Sedan, where his son Pierre was born in 1621, was a noted Protestant (Huguenot) principality in northern France.[17] However, Germain either abjured his faith or never declared it as he survived Charles de La Tour's massacre of all the French Protestant (Huguenot) males at Port Royale, Acadie, in 1645 (see text below). He should not be considered as part of the Huguenot Migration Project.[18]
Sources ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, 526-528. ↑ haplogroup C3b ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 21-24(Death of D'Aulnay; 1654 Capture of Port-Royal) p24 (leaves Port Royal) ↑ 4.0 4.1 George MacBeath, “RAZILLY, ISAAC DE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 11, 2019, Razilly ↑ Clarence D’Entremont, Histoire du Cap Sable, vol. 2, pp. 410, 468-470 ↑ William Bradford, Governor MBC, Of Plymouth Plantation, pp. 276-277 Of Plymouth Plantation ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Massignon, Geneviève. "Les parlers français d'Acadie, enquête linguistique", Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 1962, 2 tomes, p44. ↑ John Riley's interviews with Elder "Fire Keeper" of the Penobscot nation in 2015 ↑ William I. Roberts, 3rd, “SEDGWICK, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013 ↑ 10.0 10.1 1671 Census at Port-Royal ↑ 11.0 11.1 White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes, Ajouts Et Corrections. Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: University of Moncton, Centre D'études Acadiennes, 2011. "Ajouts et corrections" page 76 and 197 Famille de Germain Doucet ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jacques Boucher, “DOUCET, NICOLAS-BENJAMIN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 12, 2019, Doucet ↑ Bra d'Or First Nation study ↑ Mémoires De La Société Généalogique Canadienne-Française Vol VI, p372 ↑ White, Stephen A. English Supplement to the Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton NB: Centre D'Études Acadiennes, 2000, p,112 ↑ "Lettre au Conseil d'Etat, 1644, 6 Mars", Nouvelle France, Documents Historiques, vol. 1, Librarie J. Demmers, (Quebec, 1893) ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sedan ↑ by Chet Snow, Project Leader, 6 Feb. 2019. Thank you to John Riley for the early Acadian History section and other major contributions to this WikiTree profile.
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Germain Doucet
Birth 1595 • Coupru, Aisne, France
Death 1654 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage 1654 • 1620 • Nova Scotia, Canada
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Germain Doucet
Birth 1595 • France
Death Aug 25, 1654
Spouse Kjipuktuk Doucet
Children Jeanne Doucet
Lead confidence: 2
Sieur Major Germain (Doucet) dit Lavendure, De la verdure
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Germain Doucet
Birth 1595 • Coubronne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Death 25 August 1654 • Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse Marie Bourgeois
Children Germain Doucet • Marguerite Doucet • Marie Doucet • Pierre Doucet dit Laverdure
Lead confidence: 5
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He arrived in Acadia in 1632, settling as a French militant. He returned to France in 1654 after the English captured Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
Germain was married twice, first to ? TRAHAN whom he married in France around 1620. There are no known children with her.
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MAJOR DU GOUVERNEUR CHARLES d'AULNAY. ARRIVED IN ACADIA ABOUT 1632.
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Germain Doucet Sieur la Verdure (with tile)
Germain Doucet - Biographical Sketch
Following is a short biographical sketch of Germain Doucet, Sieur de Laverdure. It was printed in The Advertiser, page 8C, dated 10 August 1997, published in Lafayette, Louisiana (items in [ ] are added from other sources to help clarify information):
Germain DOUCET dit Laverdure [born about 1595], native of Couperans-in-Brie, France, arrived in Acadia in 1632 with the Commander Isaac de Razilly and Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. The King of France gave Razilly, a Knight in the Order of Malta, the task of retaking possession of the colony of Acadia from the English following the treaty of St-Germain-en-Laye, which returned Acadia to France. Two ships, the St-Jehan and the L'Esperance-in-Dieu, left from d'Auray in Brittany on the 23rd of July, 1632. Germain Doucet was an officer [a Major (Captain of Arms)] among the small group of soldiers that accompanied this mission.
Doucet apparently was accompanied by his wife, Marguerite [see note below] and his son, Pierre, and his daughter, Louise-Marguerite [or Marguerite-Louise-Judith]. The family landed first at La Heve [La Have], where Germain assisted in the construction of Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grace. [Note: The name of Germain's wife is unknown. See information about his wife in Generation I of the genealogical data.]
Within three months of their arrival, Razilly sent d'Aulnay to retake Port Royal, which was still occupied by the English. Doucet, who would always be d'Aulnay's faithful friend, accompanied him on this mission. At Port Royal, those English colonists who wanted to leave the colony and return to England were boarded on the St-Jehan and sent first to La Heve. Germain Doucet then accompanied the St-Jehan to England to return the English colonists. From there, Doucet returned to France, where he met d'Aulnay aboard the Esperance- en-Dieu, and they returned to Acadia with new French colonists.
Later, in 1635, d'Aulnay was ordered to retake possession of Fort Pentagouet at the western limit of Acadia near the present day Castin, Maine, from the British. Once again, Germain Doucet accompaniedd'Aulnay, this time with his family. D'Aulnay returned to Port Royal after the fort was retaken and left Doucet in command of a small garrison. The British soon sent a detachment from Plymouth, Mass., to try to retake the fort, but the French under the command of Germain Doucet, successfully repelled the attack.
Razilly was governor of but a part of Acadia. The rest of the colony was governed by Charles de La Tour. La Tour and Razilly coexisted in Acadia on peaceful terms, but in late 1635, Razilly died suddenly, leaving his position as governor of his part of the colony to his brother, Claude de Razilly. Unwilling to leave France, Claude de Razilly delegated his powers to Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. Soon after d'Aulnay succeeded to this post, relations with La Tour deteriorated, in part due to a confusing geographic division of the colony between the two governors by the King of France. By 1636, this quarrel had degenerated to open warfare, and La Tour demanded that d'Aulnay give up the post at Pentagouet, commanded by Doucet. D'Aulnay and Doucet refused to do so, and proceeded to make plans to reinforce the fort. A small party sent from Fort Pentagouet to Port Royal for provisions, which very well may have included the commander, Doucet, was captured by forces loyal to La Tour and held prisoner. But soon after, La Tour is defeated and captured following a naval engagement with the vessel of d'Aulnay.
In 1645, following the death of the commander, Isaac Pessely, Doucet was named commander of the garrison at Port Royal. By 1647, the forces loyal to d'Aulnay had consolidated their power over the colony, and La Tour was forced to take refuge in Quebec. However, in May 1650, d'Aulnay drowned when his canoe overturned in the Riviere du Moulin. D'Aulnay's widow, Jeanne de Mottin, and Germain Doucet executed d'Aulnay's possession.
In 1651, Jeanne de Mottin married her late husband's rival, Charles de La Tour, and through this marriage, La Tour retook power in the colony. Doucet signed as a witness to their marriage, and La Tourleft him in command of the garrison at Port Royal.
In July 1654, despite the fact that England and France were at peace, Major Robert Sedgewick of Boston attacked and took La Tour's fort at Pentagouet, and proceeded immediately to lay siege to Port Royal. Doucet and his men resisted the attack for 16 days, however, faced with an opponent superior in numbers and armament, Doucet was finally forced to surrender Port Royal to Sedgewick and the English. Doucet and his wife were taken prisoner and returned to France, never to return to the New World.
Military Service 1632 to 1654 Major (Captain of Arms) at Fort Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) and Port Royal, Acadia
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[Schlarb1.FBK] Theories about the origin of the Doucet Name DOUCET (or DOUCETTE) is a French name. There are two theories about the origin of this name. 1. The more exciting theory: Doucet originatesfrom the Gaul noun DUCA (Duce): General of a garrison. 2. The diminutive of the French Doux referring to a gentle character, like in Ledoux. I personally think the second theory is more close to reality. Doucet is related to a number of other names such as Doucé, Doucez, Dousset, Do(u)chet and Do(u)chez. In Anglo-Saxon countries it sometimes changed to Dowcett, Douthwait or Douthit. (Douthit is derived from Douthwaite, a place in England ...) The Doucet's were French. Probably due to the religious polarization in the 17th century (Protestants - Catholics) a lot of French left their country and fled to the Netherlands and England and Scotland. Around 1750 they were exiled by the British government and they ended up in various parts of the world, notably in Louisiana, Quebec and New Brunswick. Therefore, Doucet is a very common name in the French speaking part of Canada. The Doucet's in Massachusetts (more general the Northeastern part of the US) arrived at the end of the 19th - early 20th century after another Diaspora. Germain DOUCET dit Laverdure (294) was born about 1595 in ,,, France. Germain Doucet dit Laverdure was born at "Couperans-en-Brie" (Couperans-en-Brie cannot be found anywhere on todays maps), perhaps he was from Courpalay-en-Brie, in the department of Seine-en-Marne, or from Conflans-en-Brie, near Paris. He came to Acadia in 1632 with Isaac de Razilly and Charles de Menou, Sieur d'Aulnay, who wrote in his journal in 1649 concerning Germain Doucet that he had known of " his loyalty and tenderness...for several years." The 10th of May 1632, the King of France had commissioned Razilly, a Knight of the Order of Malta, to go and rebuild Acadia which had been returned to France in the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The 23rd of July 1632, a wave of three shi ps, of which were the L'Esperance-en-Dieu (Hope in God) and the Saint-Jean, left Auray, in Bretagne carrying 300 elite men as well as a dozen families, a certain number of soldiers and craftsmen and three Capuchin Friars. Germain Doucet and his brother-in-law Jacques Bourgeois were among the officers that commanded the small troupe of soldiers. Germain had to bring with him his wife Marie Bourgeois, as well as his son Pierre (11) and his daughter Louise-Marguerite (2); Pierre would eventually marry at Port-Royal in 1640, Louise-Marguerite in 1647, and the presence of his wife is noted in the journal of d'Aulnay in 1649. In 1632, they began work on a Fort they would name " Sainte-Marie-de-Grâce, near the mouth of the River La Hève. Around mid-November 1632, Razilly confided in Menou d'Aulnay the mission to recapture Port-Royal, which was still in the hands of Scottish. Germain Doucet who would always be his loyal friend, accompanied him. The garrison at Port-Royal, lead by Andrew Forrester, as well as a few Scottish settlers were captured and taken aboard the ship "Saint-Jean" and were brought to La Héve. Several Scottish families were authorized to stay at Port-Royal, perhaps because they were allies by marriage to the French settlers brought by Poutrincourt and Biencourt and who were being used to maintain Port-Royal, despite the Scottish occupation. From La Héve, the Saint-Jean and L'Esperance-de-Dieu set sail for Europe. Menou d'Aulney is ordered to go to England to release the 42 Scots taken prisoner at Port-Royal, however he did not go on the Saint-Jean which had the Scottish, but rather was on the L'Esperance-de-Dieu. Did he trust his friend Germain Doucet to be in charge of the Scots ? The two sailors sailed together up until they reached the English coast, afterwhich the L'Esperance-de-Dieu continued to cross up to La Rochelle, where they set anchor on the 24 January 1633, the Saint-Jean went to unload the Scottish on " the dunes of coast of England," t henwent on to the Port of "Hâvre-de-Grâce" in Normandy where they arrived 11 February 1633. The 9 March 1633, Menou d'Aulnay and Germain Doucet embarked on the L'Esperance-de-Dieu for Dieppe with some new colonists. They arrived at La Héve during the month of May. No later than August 1635, Razilly confided in d'Aulnay the mission to retake the Fort Pentagouët (Today Castine, Maine), which the English still held, despite the conditions of the treaty. Germain Doucet accompanied Menou d'Aulnay in this expedition. The English handed over the Fort without any fight after learning of the commissions of the Kings of England and France. After having seized the stored materials at the post and giving leave to the English, d'Aulnay returned to La Héve, leaving at Pentagouët a small garrison commandeered by Germain Doucet. Several months later, the Governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts where the English had returned to, sent a detachment, carried on the ship Hope of Ipswich, with the intent to retake the Fort Pentagouët. Germain Doucet had the time time to organize his defense of the Fort and the English were driven back. The Fort of Pentagouët was of great importance to the French (it was for this reason that d'Aulnay left it in charge of his loyal friend and right-hand-man, Germain Doucet). On top of being an important center for the fur business, it had a view of the Baie Française (Bay of Fundy) and was at the head of the shortest route between Acadie and Québec, used in case of emergency by the messengers. Although difficult and dangerous, it was often used by the Indians and Trappers. The Commander de Razilly was the Governor of only a part of Acadia. The other part was Governed by Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, who came to Acadia with his father Claude in 1610. La Tour and Razilly worked well together, but in December 1635, Razilly died suddenly in his home at La Héve. His brother and beneficiary, Claude de Razilly, succeeded him as head of half of Aca dia. As he didnot desire to come to Acadia, he left his duties to Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. After this, the relations between these two Governors deteriorated to a point of open war. The 25th of January 1636 the troupe from New France had conceded the station of Pentagouët to it's founders, Claude de Sainte-Étienne de La Tour who had a station there in 1613, and his son, Charles Saint-Étienne, and for Menou d'Aulnay to give to it's owner the post he was holding. It appears that d'Aulnay refused and gave orders to Germain Doucet to to oppose any initiative made my La Tour to reclaim his station. This wouldbe the start of the quarrel between the French Governors that would last until 1650. The King tried hard to manage the conflict, but, poorly counselled by his ministers who had never even placed their feet on Acadian Soil, he did nothing but aggravate the quarrel. He named La Tour and d'Aulnay each a Governor of a part of Acadia, but he entrusted La Tour with the part of Acadia where the Seigneuries of d'Aulnay were situated, and likewise gave to d'Aulnay the part of Acadia which housed the Seigneuries of both La Tour's. As this was not enough to increase the friction between two, he gave to each of them half of the returns on the treaty governing pelts, each having the right to inspect the others warehouse. Strange solution ! The King's solution was to enflame the quarrel. In 1640, afterhaving learned of the planned attack against Pentagouët by the English, D'Aulnay sent nine men by boat with provisions and ammunition to reinforce their post. But these reinforcements having been intercepted on the way by Charles de La Tour, D'Aulnay sent a team two ships, The Notre-Dame and the Saint-François, and he went himself to the aid of Pentagouët. On his return, D'Aulnay brought back twoCapuchin Monks who had been on an Indian Mission while at Pentagouët. Arriving at the Bay in Port-Royal, he encountered the ship of La Tour, who was on his way out, and a battle began between the tworivals. La Tour was defeated and was brought as a prisoner to Port-Royal, but he was released on the condition, among others, that he release D'Aulnays men that had been captured in the preceding month of March. The 14 July 1640, Germain Doucet is at Port-Royal. Did he go back to Pentagouët with D'Aulnay ? Or, which is more likely, did he go to Port-Royal in the preceding March to pick up the provisions, ammunition and men for the fort at Pentagouët where he was commanding ? He would have been made prisoner by La Tour on his return from Pentagouët and would have been freed during the exchangeof prisoners. Whatever happened, the 14 July 1640, he testified at the inquiry held by Mathieu Cappon, the courts clerk, concerning the naval battle between the two Governors. In the report of this inquiry he is referred to as " Germain Doucet, dit La Verdure, Captian of the army at Pentagouët." After the inquiry, he had to return to Pentagouët. In 1645, after the death of Isaac Presley, probablykilled in combat, Germain Doucet succeeded him as " Major of the garrison at Port Royal." At this time, Germain Doucet had with him his wife Marie Bourgeois and his daughter Marguerite, aged 20 years. His son had been married for five years already and had a boy of five years named Germain, like his grand-father. Germain had with him a type of assistant, namely his brother-in-law Jacques Bourgeois, who was " Lieutenant 'de la place'," his nephew Robert Bourgeois who was one the principle officers of the garrison at Port-Royal, and another nephew Jacob Bourgeois who was the military surgeon who arrived at the settlement three years previous and who would marry Jeanne Trahan. In 1647, Charles de Menou d'Aulnay, thanks to his stronghold on the heart of the King of France, was able to get ridof his rival, who had been staying at Québec with the Governor of New France. D'Aulnay was named as the only Governor of Acadia. The 24 May 1650, he was killed when his ca noe capsized while going
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The Doucet's of Acadie and Acadiana The Doucet family helped found the French colony of Acadie (present day Nova Scotia) in 1632. The story of the Acadians is the story of the doucet family. During the Dispersion of 1755, portions of the family migrated to the Canadian provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, as well as some who remained in Nova Scotia. Some resettled in nearby Maine and Massachusettes. others migrated to the French colony in Louisiana, where the people became knows as Cajuns. That portion of Louisiana settled by the Cajuns is often referred to as Acadiana! The following is repeated from documented publications: "Germain DOUCET dit Laverdure [born 1595], native of Couperans-in-Brie, France, arrived in Acadia in 1632 with the Commander Isaac de Razilly and Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. The King of France gave Razilly, a Knight in the Order of Malta, the task of retaking possession of the colony of Acadia from the English following the treaty of St-Germain-en-Laye, which returned Acadia to France. Two ships, the St-Jehan and the L'Esperance-in-Dieu, left from d'Auray in Brittany on the 23rd of July, 1632. Germain Doucet was an officer [a Major (Captain of Arms)] among the small group of soldiers that accompanied this mission. "Doucet apparently was accompanied by his wife, Marguerite [or Marie BOURGEOIS, the daughter of Jacques BOURGEOIS] and his son, Pierre, and his daughter, Louise-Marguerite [or Marguerite-Louise-Judith]. The family landed first at La Heve, where Germain assisted in the construction of Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grace. Within three months of their arrival, Razilly sent d'Aulnay to retake Port Royal, which was still occupied by the English. Doucet, who would always be d'Aulnay's faithful friend, accompanied him on this mission. At Port Royal, those English colonists who wanted to leave the colony and return to England were boarded on the St-Jehan and sent first to La Heve. Germain Doucet then accompanied the St -Jehan toEngland to return the English colonists. From there, Doucet returned to France, where he met d'Aulnay aboard the Esperance-en-Dieu, and they returned to Acadia with new French colonists. Later, in 1635, d'Aulnay was ordered to retake possession of Fort Pentagouet at the western limit of Acadia near the present day Castin, Maine, from the British. Once again, Germain Doucet accompanied d'Aulnay, this time with his family. D'Aulnay returned to Port Royal after the fort was retaken and left Doucet in command of a small garrison. The British soon sent a detachment from Plymouth, Mass., to try to retake the fort, but the French under the command of Germain Doucet, successfully repelled the attack. Razilly was governor of but a part of Acadia. The rest of the colony was governed by Charles de la Tour. De la Tour and Razilly coexisted in Acadia on peaceful terms, but in late 1635, Razilly died suddenly, leaving his position as governor of his part of the colony to his brother, Claude de Razilly. Unwilling to leave France, Claude de Razilly delegated his powers to Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. Soon after d'Aulnay succeeded to this post, relations with [de] la Tour deteriorated, in part due to a confusing geographic division of the colony between the two governors by the King of France. By 1636, this quarrel had degenerated to open warfare, and [de] la Tour demanded that d'Aulnay give up the post at Pentagouet, commanded by Doucet. D'Aulnay and Doucet refused to do so, and proceeded to make plans to reinforce the fort. A small party sent from Fort Pentagouet to Port Royal for provisions, which very well may have included the commander, Doucet, was captured by forces loyal to [de] la Tour and held prisoner. But soon after, [de] la Tour is defeated and captured following a naval engagement with the vessel of d'Aulnay. In 1645, following the death of the commander, Isaac Pessely, Doucet was named commander of the garrison at Port Royal. By 1647, the forces l oyal to d'Aulnay had consolidated their power over the colony, and [de] la Tour was forced to take refuge in Quebec. However, in May 1650, d'Aulnay drowned when his canoe overturned in the Riviere du Moulin. D'Aulnay's widow, Jeanne de Mottin, and Germain Doucet executed d'Aulnay's possession. In 1651, Jeanne de Mottin married her late husband's rival, Charles de la Tour, and through this marriage, [de] la Tour retookpower in the colony. Doucet signed as a witness to their marriage, and [de] la Tour left him in command of the garrison at Port Royal. In July 1654, despite the fact that England and France were at peace, Major Robert Sedgewick of Boston attacked and took [de] la Tour's fort at Pentagouet, and proceeded immediately to lay siege to Port Royal. Doucet and his men resisted the attack for 16 days, however, faced with an opponent superior in numbers and armament, Doucet was finally forced to surrender Port Royal to Sedgewick and the English. Doucet and his wife were taken prisoner and returned to France, never to return to the New World." So, the Doucet family was not only one of the founding fathers of Acadie in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, but upon expulsion from Acadie in 1755 was one of the founding families of Acadiana in Louisiana- - -truly a heritage rich in history!
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!BIRTH: "Generations...Past to Present",by Phobe Chauvin Morrison: p. 145 Published by Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, LA. Book located in main public library in Dallas, Texas. !MARRIAGE: "Generations...Past to Present",by Phobe Chauvin Morrison: p. 145 Published by Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, LA. Book located in main public library in Dallas, Texas.
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Germain Doucet & spouse Marie Bourgeois had 3 children Germain Sieur de LaVerdure/Doucet b. 1595 Conflans En Brie,France d. aft 1654 France Emigration: 1632 Acadia with Commander Isaac de Razilly by order of Cardinal Richelieu(Minister of state to King Louis XIII. Occupation: Assistant to Gov. Menon d'Aulnay. Military Service: 14 jul 1740 Captain of the Army of Pentagoet, Port Royal GERMAIN DOUCETknown as Laverdure The single ancestor of Doucet, arrives at Hève, in Acadie, in 1632, with the commander Isaac de Razilly, where one finds it in July 1640, with the title of "captain d.armes of Pentagouët", the right arm of the governor of Acadie, Charles de Menou d' Aulnay de Charnizay; he receives the honors of the war against Bostonnais. Germain Doucet, known as Laverdure was born about 1595,originating in the parish in Conflans-in-Brye, out of Champagne, France. After the death of the governor Charles d' Aulney, in 1650, Germain Doucet deals with the command of the fort of Royal Port and the children of the late governor. L.épouse of l.ancêtre Germain Doucet is Marie Bourgeois, s.ur of the ancestor Jacques Bourgeois, lieutenant of the garrison to Port-Royal. So now, 16 August 1654, Port-Royal must for the first time go to the English, after a burning fight of 100 soldiers against 500, it is in the condition express "That Sieur of the Greenery says it will leave strong the soldiers and servants. with weapons and drums beating, sign deployed, balls in mouth, mousquet or rifle on l.épaule. and two small parts of guns. and their luggage in which the fur skins will be included/understood which will be to them deliver for the payment of their pledges. and will be to them fourny bastiment for their passage in France with their food for two months and ammunition of war apartenent in the Republic d.Angleterre, Scotland and Ireland, like aussy very other païs with them belonging " Germain Doucet turns over inevitably to France, in 1654, following the capitulation leaving in Acadie four children, including two wire not married yet and two girls who were already married. Pierre Doucet was born about 1621, in France and Marie in 1660, with Port-Royal, with Henriette Pelletret. Marguerite-Louise Doucet, born about 1625, with Couperans-Brie, out of Champagne, in France, is that which concerns us in present genealogical description. She marries with Port-Royal, in 1647 or 1648, Abraham Dugast, arms manufacturer of the king, native in 1616, of Toulouse, in Languedoc, in France. Germain Doucet born about 1641, in Acadie, wife in 1664, Marie Landry. The other girl Doucet, Marie about 1650, with Pierre LeJeune. The wire, Pierre and Germain, are the ancestors of all Doucet d.Americ. With the census of 1671 with Port-Royal, Marguerite Doucet, 46 years, is married in Abraham Dugast and dies on December 19, 1707, with Port-Royal, in Acadie. According to researcher/genealogist F. René Perron of Sèvres,*FRANCE, La Verdure lies 10 kilometers north of Coutran in the*Bassevelle Parish. La Verdure was the fiefdom of Germain*Doucet, Commander of Port Royal. It is located in Champagne*Brie, 10 kilometers north of La Ferté-Gaucher.*Germain Doucet came to Acadia in 1632 with Commander Isaac de*Razilly by order of Cardinal Richelieu (Minister of State to*King Louis XIII). They came to re-occupy the colony after the*St. Germain-en-Laye Treaty of March 29, 1632.*According to author Andrew Hill Clark re ACADIA: THE GEOGRAPHY*OF EARLY NOVA SCOTIA TO 1760: 'Razilly ... sailed from France*on July 4, 1632 in L'Espérance à Dieu, shepherding two*transports, and disembarked some three hundred people (mostly*men) and a variety of livestock, seeds, tools, implements,*arms, munitions, and other supplies at La Have (LaHève, at the*mouth of La Have River in present Lunenburg County) on*September 8.' (page 91)*Razilly was a cousin of Richelieu and a royal councillor. One*of the leaders of The Company of New France, he was designated*Lieutenant-General of all the par ts of New France called*'Canada' and the Governor of 'Acadia.'*According to authors Sally Ross and Alphonse Deveau re THE*ACADIANS OF NOVA SCOTIA: PAST AND PRESENT: 'In September Isaac*de Razilly arrived in Acadia with three sailing vessels, 300*hand-picked men, three Capuchin Fathers and a few women and*children.' (page 16)*While in correspondence with Jacques Comeau, I have come across*the name of another vessel which may have been part of the*original 1632 voyage, namely the St. Jehan.*Germain Doucet was a member of THE ORDER OF MALTA.*On a document signed July 14, 1640, Germain Doucet was at Port*Royal and Captain of the Army of Pentagoët as well as the*right-hand man of the Governor of Acadia (Charles de menou*d'Aulnay de Charnizay).*After the death of the Governor in 1650, Germain was the*Commander at the fort of Port Royal and Deputy Guardian of the*Governor's children.*On August 16, 1654, when 500 Bostonian soldiers under the*command of Robert Sedgewick attacked the fort of Port Royal,*Germain found it wise to give up without a struggle as he had*only 100 men to oppose them.*All military personnel were repatriated back to FRANCE.*Germain left his brother-in-law, Jacques Bourgeois, surgeon, as*Lieutenant of Port Royal and as a witness to see that the*conditions of the treaty were carried out.*Germain and his wife returned to FRANCE in 1654.****Note*2--------------------------------------------------------------*
*Germain Doucet was born Abt 1595 in Parish Conflans, Brye,*France (Source: Kristie Kronlage VPKJ53C), and died Aft 1654 in*France (Source: Gloria Walker daglo@ix.netcom.com). He married*Marie Bourgeois 1620 (Source: p-hall.ged). Adjutant of Governor*D'Aulnay. He was the Port Royal Commandant at time of surrender*to Robert Sedgwick on 16 Aug 1654. Following the terms of the*act of capitulation, he returned to France where he died.*He was beau-frere of Jacques Bourgeois. (brother-in-law or*step-brother)*Children of Germain Doucet and Mari e Bourgeoisare: Pierre*Doucet, born 1621 in Sedan, France; died June 02, 1713 in Port*Royal, Acadia. Marguerite Louise Doucet, born Abt 1625 in Port*Royal, Acadia; died Aft 1686 in Port Royal, Acadia. (I*believe that Marguerite was born in France before Germain went*to Acadie) 1 Birth: 1595 in Couperans-en-Brie, Champagne, France 1
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Acadiens-major du gouverneur Charles d'Aulnay, arrive en Acadie vers 1632; beau-frere de Jacques Bourgeois;retourne a la France a la suite de la prise de Port Royal par les Anglais en 1654, suivant les termes de l'acte de capitulation, touchant les officiers de la colonie;commandant de Port Royal et subroge tuteur des enfants mineurs de feu Charles d'Aulnay, a la reddition de Port Royal a Robert Sedgwick, le 16-08-1654;
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Mayor de governor-1632..see relation to Jacques Bourgeois "beau-frere".* In 1650 d'Aulnay drowned or died from exposure after his canoe upset. His widow was left in dire straits until her father-in-law, Rene' de Menou de Charnisy, was named as guardian for her children. The old gentleman, a resident of Paris, then began trying to settle his late son's estate. In Acadia, administration of the New France estate was awarded jointly to Madam d'Aulnay and Germain Doucet dit Laverdure, a trusted associate of d'Aulnays at Penobscot. Doucet was commander of Port-Royal and subsitute teacher for the d'Aulnay minor children, according to a survey of Port-Royal on August 16, 1654. In that same year, he returned to France to assist in the freeing of Port-Royal from the English , under the terms of capitulation by the Colony's Officers. An English fleet under Major Sedgwick, had orders from Cromwell to clear the French from Acadia. After taking Port-Royal from Emmanuel LeBorgne, the English left the settlement under a "Council of local inhabitants, headed by Guillaume Trahan. * It is very probable that Germain was married to the sister of Jacques Sr. Bourgeois.
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Germain was a Captain of the Army of D'Aulnay in Acadia. He was interim Commander in Port Royal, Acadia. He was Capt of the Arms ofPentagoet,and arrived in LeHeve, Acadia, in 1632 with Commander Isaacde Razilly. He received war honors against the Bostonians and returned to France in1654. He surrendered the troops to Robert Sedgewick on 16 Aug 1654.
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!Info Histoire et Genealogie Des Acadiens, Bk #2, p 505, 506. Arrived in Acadia in 1632. Related to him through two different children. Both Pierre and Marguerite Louise Doucet. RELATIONSHIP: 9 G G SON and 10 G G SON
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! Germain was also called ("dit) LAVERDURE. His birth place, Touraine, France is taken from Paul
J. Burgess' "The Doucett Family", Film #1598339 of the Family History Library
of the LDS Church.
Steve Natalie's website, 'German-Acadian Coast Genealogy', lists Germain's birthplace as "Parish Conflans, Brye, France. He was 'Adjutant of Governor D'Aulnay. He was Port Royal, Nova Scotia's "commandant at the time of Surrender to Robert Sedgwick on 16 Aug 1654. Following the act of Capitulatio, he returned to France where he died.
Germain doucet dit Laverdure came to Acadia about 1639. He was a Major under D'Aulnay (Acadian Descendants, V. I, Janet Jehn, 1972)
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Acadia 1632, Captain of arms of dAulnay in Acadia also Pentagouet(Castine, Maine) captured at Port Royal in 1654 returned to France.
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The birthplace of Germain Doucet (Sieur de La Verdure) has not yet been established. La Verdure lies 10 kilometers north of Coutran in the Bassevelle parish. La Verdure was the fiefdom of Germain Doucet, Commander of Port Royal. Germain Doucet came to Acadia in 1632 with Commander Isaac de Razilly by order of Cardinal Richelieu. They came to reoccupy the colony after the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. On a document signed 14 Jul 1640, Germain was at Port Royal and Captain of the Army of Pentagouet (Penobscot, Maine) as well as the right-hand man of the Governor of Acadia (Charles d'Aulnay).After the death of the Governor in 1650, Germain was the Commander at the fort of Port Royal and Deputy Guardian of the Governor's children. On 16 Aug 1654, when 500 Bostonian soldiers under the command of Robert Sedgewick attacked the fort of Port Royal, Germain found it wise to give up without a struggle as he had only 100 men to oppose them. All military personnel were repatriated back to France. Germain left his brother-in-law, Jacques Bourgeois, as Lieutenant of Port Royal and as a witness to see that the conditions of the treaty were carried out. Germain and his wife returned to France in 1654.
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Death Year, Place and possible 2nd Marrriage
It is stated on Page 23 that "According to an article entitled Mystere de la famille Doucet" written by F. Rene Perron of Sevres, France, there is reference to a letter sent by Germain Doucet, in France to Marie de Menou, Demoiselle de Charnisay, in 1660, concerning land-owners in Acadia; as stated earlier, this would place his death sometime after 1660.
Given the August 16, 1654 capitulation of Port Royal, we know that Germain Doucet left his brother-in-law, Jacques Bourgeois, surgeon, as both Lieutenant of Port Royal as well as a witness to see thatthe conditions of the treaty were carried out. It is quite possible that Germain Doucet married a second time, before 1654. Even though the wife has never been identified, Stephen A. White states that she may have been either the daughter of Guillaume Trahan or the sister of Jacques Bourgeois; no children have been traced to this marriage." Per the Book titled, "Germain Doucet sieur de La VerdureMy Paternal Ancestry" by Michele Doucette, M.Ed. #1632, Copyright 2012 by Michele Doucette, St. Clair Publications, ISBN 978-1-935786-35-1, printed in the U.S.A. by St. Clair Publications, PO Box 726, McMinnville, TN 37111-0726, http://stclairpublications.com/, or, visit the author online at http://germaindoucet.com
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Arrived from France in Acadie about 1639. Capitaine d'Armes de d'Aulnay en Acadie, et commandant per interim dans le Port Royal.
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Source: Bergeron, Doucet pg 142 *Germain
Source: Bergeron, Doucet pg 142
- Germain was from the Parish of Conflans-en Brye. He was a Captain in the Army
- of d'Aulnay. He was the Interim Commandant of Port Royal, Acadia, Canada.
Germain Doucet, also called Verdure, was a captain at arms in 1640. His french
french roots are found in the Brye (Brie) region of France.
Name Suffix:(NSFX) Sieur dit Laverdure
Ancestral File Number:(AFN) 8XXR-08
Germain DOUCET, Sieur dit Laverdure, was a Major under d'Aulney.He arrived in Acadia in
1 MISC +
He was a major under governor Charles d'Aulnay and arrived in Acadia
around 1632. He returned to France in 1654, following the capture of
Port-Royal by the British as required of all officers under the terms of
the surrender. He was warden for d'Aulnay's children when the surrender
occurred 16 August 1654 to Robert Sedgwick. (Arsenault, Vol 2, page
505; also,ibid. in fn#34, he sites Madame Louis-Joseph Doucet in
Memoires de la SocieteGenealogique Canadienne-Francaise,Vol VI, No 8,
Oct 1955, pp 371-388.)
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!Arrived in Acadia v. 1632. !Germain Cupitaine d"Armes d"aulnay en Acadie, Commaudaut par interim dan le Port Royal. Returned to France after the British took Port Royal in accordance with the terms of Capitulation, Aug. 16/1654 !Germain Doucet, also called Verdure, was a captain at arms in 1640. His french roots are found in the Brye (Brie) region of France. (Acadian Roots-Internet)
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See L'Acadie des Origine p.38 Ancester of the Doucet's Member of THE ORDER OF MALTA Military Officer. Sailed Jul-23-1632 from LaRochelle France or Port d'Auray in Brittany, France. Arrived at the river La Have, Acadia. There they built fort Sainte-Marie de Grace. Captain at Armes of Pentagouet in 1640. p.41 Successfully defended the fort against the English in 1640. Surrendered Port Royal to the English under Robert Sedgewick 8-16-1654. p-56 Boarded his troops on a ship and sailed to France. 2nd wife may be the sister of Jacques Bourgeois or the daughter of Guillaume Trahan S. White p.527
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Germain Doucet dit Laverdure was born at "Couperans-en-Brie"(Couperans-en-Brie cannot be found anywhere on todays maps), perhapshe was from Courpalay-en-Brie, in the department of Seine-en-Marne, orfrom Conflans-en-Brie, near Paris. He came to Acadia in 1632 withIsaac de Razilly and Charles de Menou, Sieur d'Aulnay, who wrote inhis journal in 1649 concerning Germain Doucet that he had known of "his loyalty and tenderness...for several years." The 10th of May1632, the King of France had commissioned Razilly, a Knight of theOrder of Malte, to go and rebuild Acadia which had been retored toFrancein the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The 23rd of July 1632,a wave of three ships, of which were the L'Esperance-en-Dieu (Hope inGod) and the Saint-Jean, left Auray, in Bretagne carrying 300 elitemen as well as a dozen families, a certain number of soldiers andcraftsmen and three Capuchin Friars. Germain Doucet and his brother-in-law Jacques Bourgeois were among theofficers that commanded the small troupe of soldiers. Germain had tobring with him his wife Marie Bourgeois, as well as his son Pierre(11) and his daughter Louise-Marguerite (2); Pierre would eventuallymarry at Port-Royal in 1640, Louise-Marguerite in 1647, and thepresence of his wife is noted in the journal of d'Aulnay in 1649. In 1632, they began work on a Fort they would name "Sainte-Marie-de-Grâce, near the mouth of the River La Hève. Around mid-November 1632, Razilly confided in Menou d'Aulnay themission to recapture Port-Royal, which was still in the hands ofScottish. Germain Doucet who would always be his loyal friend,accompanied him. The garrison at Port-Royal, lead by AndrewForrester, as well as a few Scottish settlers were captured and takenaboard the ship "Saint-Jean" and were brought to La Héve. SeveralScottish families were authorized to stay at Port-Royal, perhapsbecause they were allies by marriage to the French settlers brought byPoutrincourt and Biencourt and who were being used to maint ainPort-Royal, despite the Scottish occupation. From La Héve, the Saint-Jean and L'Esperance-de-Dieu set sail forEurope. Menou d'Aulney is ordered to go to England to release the 42Scots taken prisoner at Port-Royal, however he did not go on theSaint-Jean which had the Scottish, but rather was on theL'Esperance-de-Dieu. Did he trust his friend Germain Doucet to be incharge of the Scots ? The two sailors sailed together up until they reached the Englishcoast, after which the L'Esperance-de-Dieu continued to cross up to LaRochelle, where they set ancor on the 24 January 1633, the Saint-Jeanwent to unloadthe Scottish on " the dunes of coast of England," thenwent on to the Port of "Hâvre-de-Grâce" in Normandy where they arrived11 February 1633. The 9 March 1633, Menou d'Aulnay and Germain Doucet embarked on theL'Esperance-de-Dieu for Dieppe with some new colonists. They arrivedat La Héve during the month of May. No later than August 1635, Razilly confided in d'Aulnay the mission toretake the Fort Pentagouët (Today Castine, Maine), which the Englishstill held, despite the conditions of the treaty. Germain Doucetaccompanied Menou d'Aulnay in this expedition. The English handedover the Fort without any fight after learning of the commissions ofthe Kings of England and France. After having seized the storedmaterials at the post and giving leave to the English, d'Aulnayreturned to La Héve, leaving at Pentagouët a small garrisoncommandeered by Germain Doucet. Several months later, the Governor ofPlymouth, Massachusetts where the English had returned to, sent adetachment, carried on the ship Hope of Ipswich, with the intent toretake the Fort Pentagouët. Germain Doucet had the time time toorganise his defense of the Fort and the English were driven back. The Fort of Pentagouët was of greatimportance to the French (it wasfor this reason that d'Aulnay left it in charge of his loyal friendand right-hand-man, Germain Doucet). On top of being an importantcenter fo r the fur business, it had a view of the Baie Française (Bayof Fundy) and was at the head of the shortest route between Acadie andQuébec, used in case of emergency by the messengers. Althoughdifficult and dangerous, it was often used by the Indians andTrappers. The Commander de Razilly was the Governor of only a part ofAcadia. The other part was Governed by Charles de Saint-Étienne de LaTour, who came to Acadia with his father Claude in 1610. La Tour andRazilly worked well together, but in December 1635, Razilly diedsuddenly in his home at La Héve. His brother and beneficiary, Claudede Razilly, succeeded him as head of half of Acadia. As he did notdesire to come to Acadia, he left his duties to Charles de Menoud'Aulnay. After this, the relations between these two Governorsdeteriorated to a point of open war. The 25th of January 1636 the troupe from New France had conceded thestation of Pentagouët to it's founders, Claude de Sainte-Étienne de LaTour who had a station there in 1613, and his son, CharlesSaint-Étienne, and for Menou d'Aulnay to give to it's owner the posthe was holding. It appears that d'Aulnay refused and gave orders toGermain Doucet to to oppose any initiative made my La Tour to reclaimhis station. This would be the start of the quarrel between theFrench Governors that would last until 1650. The King tried hard tomanage the conflict, but, poorly counselled by his ministers who hadnever even placed their feet on Acadian Soil, he did nothing butaggravate the quarrel. He named La Tour and d'Aulnay each a Governorof a part of Acadia, but he entrusted La Tour with the part of Acadiawhere the Seigneuries of d'Aulnay were situated, and likewise gave tod'Aulnay the part of Acadia which housed the Seigneuries of both LaTour's. As this was not enough to increase the friction between two,hegave to each of them half of the returns on the treaty governingpelts, each having the right to inspect the others warehouse. Strangesolution ! The King 's solution was to enflame the quarrel. In 1640, after having learned of the planned attack against Pentagouetby the English, D'Aulnay sent nine men by boat with provisions andammunition to reinforce their post. But these reinforcements having been intercepted on the way by Charlesde La Tour, D'Aulnay sent a team two ships, The Notre-Dame and theSaint-François, and he went himself to the aid of Pentagouet. On hisreturn, D'Aulnay brought back two Capuchin Monks who had been on anIndian Mission while at Pentagouët. Arriving at the Bay inPort-Royal, he encountered the ship of La Tour, who was on his wayout, and a battle began between the tworivals. La Tour was defeatedand was brought as a prisoner to Port-Royal, but he was released onthe condition, among others, that he release D'Aulnays men that hadbeen captured in the preceding month of March. The 14 July 1640,Germain Doucet is at Port-Royal. Did he go back to Pentagouët withD'Aulnay ? Or, which is more likely, did he go to Port-Royal in thepreceding March to pick up the provisions, ammunition and men for thefort at Pentagouët where he was commanding ? He would have been madeprisoner by La Tour on his return from Pentagouët and would have beenfreed during the exchange of prisoners. Whatever happened, the 14July 1640, he testified at the inquiry held by Mathieu Cappon, thecourts clerk, concerning the naval battle between the two Governors.In the report of this inquiry he isreferred to as " Germain Doucet,dit La Verdure, Captian of the army at Pentagouët." After theinquiry, he had to return to Pentagouët. In 1645, after the death of Isaac Presley, probably killed in combat,Germain Doucet succeeded him as " Major of the garrison at PortRoyal." At this time, Germain Doucet had with him his wife MarieBourgeois and his daughter Marguerite, aged 20 years. His son hadbeenmarried for five years already and had a boy of five years namedGermain, like his grand-father. Germain had with him a type ofassistan t, namely his brother-in-law Jacques Bourgeois, who was "Lieutenant 'de la place'," his nephew Robert Bourgeois who was one theprinciple officers of the garrison at Port-Royal, and another nephewJacob Bourgeois who was the military surgeon who arrived at thesettlement three years previous and who would marry Jeanne Trahan. In 1647, Charled de Menou d'Aulnay, thanks to his stronghold on theheart of the King of France, was able to get rid of his rival, who hadbeen staying at Québec with the Governor of New France. D'Aulnay wasnamed as the only Governor of Acadia. The 24 May 1650, he was killedwhen his canoe capsized while going down the Moulin River. One yearearlier, he gave two succesive testimonies at one month intervals.The first was given 20 January 1649, he made to his wife Jeanne deMottin following comments : " I received help from La Verdure and hiswife " and later he recommended to Father Pascal, Capuchin Monk, tomention to his father : " Some debts I have of little consequence, andfor my soul, for the which I have received my needs, I want to giveGermain Doucet dit La Verdure, of the parish Couperan-en-Brie,cinquante "escus" of income for the rest of his life and that of hiswife's, in recognition of the love he has always shown towards me." The 3rd of November 1650, René de Menou de Charissay, father of Menoud'Aulnay, was named guardian of thw eight young children of theformer. He had already sent someone to take care of them at Port-Royala certain Sieur of Saint-Mars, but he didn't appear to be diligentwith this charge. Never-the-less, it was Jeanne de Mottin, widow ofD'Aulnay, who handled the administration of the children's inheritancewith the help of Germain Doucet who was their qualified substituteguardian. During the accomplishment of these functions, Germainlearned first hand the difficulties experienced by the creditors ofMenou d'Aulnay and by the Sieur de Saint-Mars. The 25th of February 1651, Charles de Saint-Etienne de la Tour wasnamed Gove rnor and Lieutenant-Gen
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Germain Doucet, also known as Laverdure, was born about 1595 in ParishConflans, Brye(Brie),France. (Source: Kristie Kronlage VPKJ53C) and died Aft 1654 in France. He arrived inAcadia in 1632. His wife's name is not known, however, she was thesister of Dr. Jacques Bourgeois. Germain was appointed to the staff of Governor Charles d'Aulnay where heserved as a major. He was also appointed Commandant of Port Royal. At the time of d'Aulnay's death, Germain was living at the present- daylocatio of Penobscot, Maine. Having been a trusted associate ofd'Aulnay, he was appointed administrator of d'Aulnay's estate jointlywith Jeanne Motin, d'Aulnay's widow. He was also appointed surrogatetutor of d'Aulnay's minor children in 1654 at the time of the surrenderof Port Royal to the English. Re: Arsenault,Bona: "Histoire et Genealogie de Acadiens" vol 1 p 45; vol2, pp 505-6, 524; vol. 3, pp. 846, 1183 !Re: Martin, Lucien and Melba"Remember Us" Page 85 ******** UPDATED Information regarding the family of Germain Doucet (Sieur deLaVerdure Date 9/14/98 From: michele.doucette@nf.sympatico.ca (Michelle Doucette) It is important to note that this information comes from the Universitéde Moncton where Stephen White has been diligently researching origins ofthe Acadian people for the last 25 years. It will be contained in hisupcoming Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. Special thanks go to Roger Pierre Aubé, my Cadien cuz, for thetranslation assistance. Posted September 13, 1998. GERMAIN DOUCET born Couperans en Brie (or Conflans en Brye). Sieur de LaVerdure; captain of arms. 1st marriage circa 1620 Wife (or wives) not identified. a. Pierre born circa 1621 (census PORT-ROYAL 1671 age 50, 1686 age 55(sic), 1693 age 56 (sic) [wid], 1698 age 80 (sic), 1700 age 63 (sic),1701 age 90 (sic)); married circa 1660 Henriette Pelletret (Simon andPerrine Bourg); deceased/buried Rg PORT-ROYAL 1/ 2 June 1713 "nearly ahundred years old" (sic) b. Marguerite born circa 1625 (census P ORT-ROYAL1671 age 46, 1686 age 50(sic) 1693 age 66, 1700 age --); married circa 1647 Abraham Dugas;deceased/buried Rg PORT-ROYAL 19/ 20 Dec 1707 age --, buried in thecemetery at the head of the St-Laurent chapel river. c. daughter (according to Stephen A White) married (Decl BIM) PORT-ROYALcirca 1650 Pierre LeJeune dit Briard d. Germain born circa 1641 (census PORT-ROYAL 1671 age 30, 1686 age 45,1693 ag 50); married (Decl BIM) PORT-ROYAL circa 1664 Marie Landry (Renéand Perrine Bourg); died (Decl BIM) PORT-ROYAL census, before 1698. 2nd marriage before 1654, wife not identified (possibly the daughter ofGuillaume Trahan or the sister of Jacques Bourgeois). No children traced. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Rg PORT-ROYAL Decl BIM (Doc. [ind]. III vol. p 29, 53) SECONDARY SOURCES Mrs. L.- J. Doucet, "Genealogy of the Doucet families," SGCF VI vol,1955, p 371-388. NOTES of STEPHEN A WHITE i. It is not possible that the mother of the children of Germain Doucetis a sister of Jacques Bourgeois' wife, as certain authors have proposed,being give that the in-laws of Jacques Bourgeois didn't get married until1627. There exists the possibility that Germain Doucet neverthelessmarried, in second nuptials, to a daughter of Guillaume Trahan who gavehim no surviving children; but it is as possible that such a second wifeis the sister of Jacques Bourgeoi and not the sister of his wife. (SeeSGCF Vol VI, p 372.) [ii]. The dispensation of third to the fourth degree of consanguinitygranted a the time of the marriage of Pierre Doucet, grandson of GermainDoucet and of Marie Landry, with Anne Marie Dugas, great grand-daughterof Abraham Dugas and of Marguerite Doucet (Rg PORT-ROYAL 27 Jan 1749),gives us the certainty that Germain and Marguerite were brother andsister. [iii]. The dispensation of fourth degree of consanguinity granted at thetime o the marriage of Claude Trahan with Anne LeBlanc (Rg GP 18 Apr1746) suggests that the wife of Pierre LeJeune dit Briard, greatgrandfather of Claude, was th sis ter of Marguerite Doucet, greatgrandmother of Anne. [iv]. The dispensation of third degree of consanguinity granted at thetime of the marriage of Germain Doucet, grandson of Germain Doucet and ofMarie Landry, with Françoise Comeau, granddaughter of Pierre Doucet andHenriette Pelletret (Rg PORT-ROYAL 26 Nov 1726), assures us that thespouse of Marie Landry was the brother of Pierre Doucet. Germain Doucet (Sieur de LaVerdure) Posted by Michele Doucette on July 28, 1998 at 12:32:58:www.geocities.com/heartland/Meadows/2700/sieur ******** Just thought that I would direct your attention to the fact that I have asegment of my personal homepage dedicated to our most noble ancestorGermain Doucet (Sieur de LaVerdure). I have also discovered a fewimportant details tha few others appear to know. This is what I refer toas SETTING THE DOUCET STAGE. This is a segment contained on my site ... The birthplace of Germain Doucet (Sieur de La Verdure) has not yet beenestablished. According to researcher/genealogist F. René Perron ofSèvres, FRANCE, La Verdure lies 10 kilometers north of Coutran in theBassevelle Parish La Verdure was the fiefdom of Germain Doucet, Commanderof Port Royal. It is located in ChampagneBrie, 10 kilometers north of LaFerté-Gaucher. Germain Doucet came to Acadia in 1632 with Commander Isaac de Razilly byorder of Cardinal Richelieu (Minister of State to King Louis XIII). Theycame to re-occupy the colony after the St. Germain-en-Laye Treaty ofMarch 29, 1632. According to author Andrew Hill Clark re ACADIA: THE GEOGRAPHY OF EARLYNOVA SCOTIA TO 1760 (page 91): "Razilly ... sailed from France on July 4,1632 in L'Espérance à Dieu, shepherding two transports, and disembarkedsome three hundred people (mostly men) and a variety of livestock, seeds,tools, implements, arms, munitions, and other supplies at La Have
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Germain Doucet's Timeline
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1595
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Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
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1595
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Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
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1621
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Sedan, France
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1625
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France
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1632
Age 37
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Acadia, With Commander Issac de Razilly By Order Of Cardinal Richelieu (Minister Of State To King Louis Xiii)
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1632
Age 37
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L'acadie
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1635
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Age 40
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Fort Pentagouet
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1639
Age 44
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from d'Nulnay, France to Acadia
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