Introductory Information

Introductory Information
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Please take a few minutes and read the Introductory information. It explains how to use the family number that is unique to each family and how to use that information to build a family tree. It also contains other useful information to understand how the genealogical data is presented.

Introduction
Organization of Data Family Numbering System Same Family Descending from Two Different Lines
Constructing a Family Tree How to Construct Your Own Family Tree Determining Relationships between Two Individuals
Documentation Spelling of Names Bona Arsenault as a source
Abbreviations Vital Statistics Locations
Bibliography

IntroductionThere has been a desire for a number of years to put in print the genealogy of the Doucet Family. We want to, first of all, record a history for our children, and secondly, record a history for cousins, far and near. This labor is one of sharing information about a family, and then one of gaining joy, as others begin to know of the heritage that is theirs. The Doucet family may not be "great" in the eyes of the world as measured by producing great public figures. But it is great because it is a family who worked hard, believed in God and who, in their own way, provided an example for the later generations to follow. This family was a family of pioneers who helped establish colonies in Acadie (Nova Scotia) and in Louisiana. These people were patriotic, serving in the military to support their government in protecting their beliefs. But above all, these people were dedicated to their families, people who built homes and tilled the soil. These people are our family, providing each succeeding generation with life and heritage. In honor of them we search and write. This is primarily the genealogy of the descendants of Germain Doucet, born about 1595 in France. It is organized by generations, listing each known descendant's family and extending their lines from this earliest known Doucet on the North American continent to the present. Following the genealogy of this main Doucet family are entries on families and individuals that have not been linked at the present into this main family. This is a beginning. The record is obviously not complete. This project began by tracing the male descendants' families to provide a basic frame-work to begin "fleshing" out the family tree. Over time additional information was received from others researching the Doucet family. This has all been added to the family tree. This project will continue as research is done to include as many of the descendants and their families as possible. Ideas, comments and, most importantly, information are solicited in trying to put together a more complete picture. It is not the intent to embarrass any person. The only desire in compiling this material is to share with cousins, near and far, their ancestry. Forgiveness is asked of anyone who might be offended by any item of information contained herein.
Organization of DataBelow are two items on how the genealogical data is organized using family numbers and how families that descend from two different lines that intermarry are handled to avoid duplication.
The Numbering SystemOne of the primary purposes for presenting the genealogical data in the format used is to assist in developing one's family tree. To simplify this endeavor, a numbering system was designed to aid you in constructing your own family tree, trace other families and to determine your relationship to other members of the Doucet family. Each individual is given a "family number." This family number is devised as follows: a. Members of each family are numbered according to the chronological order of their birth, where it is known, or in the order shown in the source document. b. The families are then arranged in sequential order according to their family number. Although all children are numbered, there will be numbers missing in the sequential listing of families in subsequent generations due to only listing those with known families. The majority of the information pertains to descendants of Germain Doucet, born about 1595. All family numbers of his descendants begin with the number one, followed by a period (1.). All of the descendants of his first child (Pierre) will have 1.1 as the first two digits of their family numbers, and all descendants of Pierre's first child (Anne) would have 1.1.1 as the first three digits of their family numbers. Nearly all of the Doucets in Louisiana, except those from Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, are descended from Michel Doucet, born in 1722, whose family number is 1.4.3.4.2. Those in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes are primarily descended from Jean Baptiste Doucet (1.4.2.1.3-5) and Francois Doucet (1.4.2.1.3-6). The descendants of Pierre Doucet (of Alabama) are also included. There family mumbers begin with the letter P (P.). The above rules for the family numbers are then followed. To make it easier to read the family numbers I have used a dash between the fifth and sixth digits and between the tenth and eleventh digits. After each family number is a number like this: (01-M1000). This number is a reference number for the family. It is included to make the information easier to locate when using the index to find an individual. The first two digits indicate the generation the family is found in. The first digit after the M indicates the child of Germain that the family group descends from.
Same Family Descending from Two Different LinesThere are instances where two individuals married who were both lineal descendants of Germain Doucet. For consistency and to avoid confusion and duplication of information, the children will be listed and the family continued under the husband. It is noted under the wife where to find the children. Constructing a Family TreeBelow are two items on how to construct your own family tree and how to determine relationships of individuals within the family tree.
How to Construct Your Own Family TreeTo trace your family, use the Index of Names to locate yourself or your ancestor who is in the genealogical data. This will provide you with a family number. Next, drop the last digit of the family number and turn back to the preceding generation to find that person's parents and family. Follow this process until you go back as far as you can. Write down each family in numerical order and you have your family tree.
Determining RelationshipsOnce the numbering system is understood it becomes simple to find how you are related to any other member of the family using the family numbers and the attached Relationship Chart.
a. If two people are in the same generation:
    (1) Find your family number.
    (2) Find the family number of the other person to which you want to determine the relationship to.
    (3) Count back, beginning with the last digit, until you get to the first common number. Count the last digit as "0", the next to last digit "1", etc.
    (4) Find the number on the Relationship Chart and trace down the column and across the line until they intersect. This is the relationship.

Example: Your number is: 1.4.3.4.2-1.4.1.6.4-5.3.1
Other number is: 1.4.3.4.2-1.3.8.1.6-3.4.3
Count back to common number (1): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Go down the "7" column until it intersects with the "7" row
Relationship: 6th Cousins

b. If two people are from different generations:
    (1) Follow the first three steps above.
    (2) To determine the relationship of the younger generation to the older generations, go down the left side until you find the larger of the two numbers. Then go across the top until you find the smaller number. The intersection of the column and line shows the relationship.
    (3) To determine the relationship of the older generation to the younger generation, go down the left side until you find the smaller of the two numbers. Then go across the top until you find the larger number. The intersection of the column and line shows the relationship.

Example: Your number is:
Other number is: 1.4.3.4.2-1.4.1.6.4-5.3.3
1.4.3.4.2-1.4.1.6.4-5.3.1.1

Count back to common number (3):

Your number: 0, 1
Other number: 0, 1, 2

Relationship of younger generation to older generation:
Go across row "2" until it intersects with column "1"
Relationship: Nephew or Niece

Relationship of older generation to younger generation:
Go across row "1" until it intersects with column "2"
Relationship: Uncle or Aunt

Since the same numbering system is used throughout the separate branches of the family, the explanation shown above applies also to them. To determine your relationship to members of the other branches of the family, count the number of generations back to your common ancestor. For example, if each of you are five generations removed from the common ancestor, then you are fourth cousins. If one of you is five generations and the other is four generations removed from the common ancestor, then you are third cousins, once removed.

RELATIONSHIP CHART(Columns 9 - 15 continue below)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 cp p gp ggp 2ggp 3ggp 4ggp 5ggp 6ggp
1 s b u gu ggu 2ggu 3ggu 4ggu 5ggu
2 gs n 1c 1c1r 1c2r 1c3r 1c4r 1c5r 1c6r
3 ggs gn 1c1r 2c 2c1r 2c2r 2c3r 2c4r 2c5r
4 2ggs ggn 1c2r 2c1r 3c 3c1r 3c2r 3c3r 3c4r
5 3ggs 2ggn 1c3r 2c2r 3c1r 4c 4c1r 4c2r 4c3r
6 4ggs 3ggn 1c4r 2c3r 3c2r 4c1r 5c 5c1r 5c2r
7 5ggs 4ggn 1c5r 2c4r 3c3r 4c2r 5c1r 6c 6c1r
8 6ggs 5ggn 1c6r 2c5r 3c4r 4c3r 5c2r 6c1r 7c
9 7ggs 6ggn 1c7r 2c6r 3c5r 4c4r 5c3r 6c2r 7c1r
10 8ggs 7ggn 1c8r 2c7r 3c6r 4c5r 5c4r 6c3r 7c2r
11 9ggs 8ggn 1c9r 2c8r 3c7r 4c6r 5c5r 6c4r 7c3r
12 10ggs 9ggn 1c10r 2c9r 3c8r 4c7r 5c6r 6c5r 7c4r
13 11ggs 10ggn 1c11r 2c10r 3c9r 4c8r 5c7r 6c6r 7c5r
14 12ggs 11ggn 1c12r 2c11r 3c10r 4c9r 5c8r 6c7r 7c6r
15 13ggs 12ggn 1c13r 2c12r 3c11r 4c10r 5c9r 6c8r 7c7r

Columns 9 through 15

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0 7ggp 8ggp 9ggp 10ggp 11ggp 12ggp 13ggp
1 6ggu 7ggu 8ggu 9ggu 10ggu 11ggu 13ggu
2 1c7r 1c8r 1c9r 1c10r 1c11r 1c12r 1c13r
3 2c6r 2c7r 2c8r 2c9r 2c10r 2c11r 2c12r
4 3c5r 3c6r 3c7r 3c8r 3c9r 3c10r 3c11r
5 4c4r 4c5r 4c6r 4c7r 4c8r 4c9r 4c10r
6 5c3r 5c4r 5c5r 5c6r 5c7r 5c8r 5c9r
7 6c2r 6c3r 6c4r 6c5r 6c6r 6c7r 6c8r
8 7c1r 7c2r 7c3r 7c4r 7c5r 7c6r 7c7r
9 8c 8c1r 8c2r 8c3r 8c4r 8c5r 8c6r
10 8c1r 9c 9c1r 9c2r 9c3r 9c4r 9c5r
11 8c2r 9c1r 10c 10c1r 10c2r 10c3r 10c4r
12 8c3r 9c2r 10c1r 11c 11c1r 11c2r 11c3r
13 8c4r 9c3r 10c2r 11c1r 12c 12c1r 12c2r
14 8c5r 9c4r 10c3r 11c2r 12c1r 13c 13c1r
15 8c6r 9c5r 10c4r 11c3r 12c2r 12c1r 14c

Abbreviations

cp = common progenitor
p = parent
s = son or daughter
b = brother or sister
c = cousin
u = uncle or aunt
n = nephew or niece
gp/ggp = grandparent/great grandparent
gs/ggs = grandson or daughter/great grandson or daughter
gu/ggu = grand uncle or aunt/great grand uncle or aunt
gn/ggn = grand nephew or niece/great grand nephew or niece
r = removed
1, 2, etc, used with: gg or c = 1st, 2nd, etc: 2c = 2nd Cousins
1, 2, etc, used with: r = 1 time, 2 times, etc: 3c4r = 3rd Cousins, 4 times removed

DocumentationWe have tried to document each entry as completely, but as briefly, as possible. Citations are explained in the Bibliography. A list of abbreviations used is included under Abbreviations.

A number of genealogists have researched and published genealogical works pertaining to the early Acadian families. Each has their strengths and weaknesses. By far the greatest weakness is the lack of documentation within their publications. As noted in the genealogical data, Stephen White's Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes is used as the basis for the first three generations of Germain's descendants. Bona Arsenault, Cyprien Tanguay and others' data is used to supplement White's information.

Donald Hebert's research is used as the basic source material for the early Louisiana period. This information is supplemented by data from the US Census records. With Hebert, the same general format is followed that he used in his books.

Information has been provided by individuals doing research. This is noted in the bibliography and in the family groups. Some of the research has been posted to individual web sites. Where this has happened, a link can be found to the web site on the Links page. Other information has been provided in a paper format, of which the webmaster has a copy on file.

Spelling of NamesAs you get into genealogical research you realize rather quickly that there is a great inconsistency in the spelling of names. In order to be consistent, we have tried to use the name of the person shown at his or her birth or baptism/christening. Sometimes this was not their full name. You will find some entries with part of the name in brackets or two names with a slash between them to show a more complete name. Bona ArsenaultBona Arsenault has published two "series" of Historie et Genealogie des Acadiens. The first series consisted of two volumes published in 1965. The second series consisted of six volumes published in 1966. There are a number of discrepancies between the two series. Many of these are slight, such as a different name or birth date. However, there are two or three major differences. The names and dates will follow the second series, unless there is other reliable information contradicts it. You will be able to see in the documentation that is used. The original intent to indicate all differences between the two series. However, it was felt that that could be more confusing than logical. Anyone who has a question concerning the differences may consult the two "series" or may feel free to contact the webmaster. Abbreviations - Vital Statistics

Item Abbreviation
About abt
Acadie (refers to Acadian Ch Records, 1707-48) A
Born b
Baptism/Christening c
Burial bur
Census C or Cen
Church Ch
Courthouse CH
Died/Deceased d
Divorce div
Married/Marriage m/marr
Month mo/mth
Page p
Relationship outside Marriage r
Succession succ
Supplement Suppl
Volume v
Weeks wks
Widow/Widower wid/widr
Year yr
Number #
Spelling uncertain/name unknown _____

Abbreviations - LocationsThe abbreviations listed here are used in the documentation within the family groups. The two letter abbreviations (old) were used by Hebert, and are followed where he is the source. The three letter abbreviations are used primarily with IGI documentation, and were developed to avoid duplicate abbreviations.

City/Town, County/Parish, State/Province/Country Abbreviation
(Church - Catholic, unless noted) New Old
(Canada)
Mission, (no county), British Columbia (BC) MSM
Albert County, New Brunswick (NB) ALB
Baie-Sainte-Anne, Northumberland, New Brunswick BSA
Barachois, Westmoreland, New Brunswick BRC
Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick (Sainte Famille) BTH
Batiscan, New Brunswick BTS
Beausejour, New Brunswick BSJ
Beresford, Gloucester, New Brunswick BRF
Berthier en Haut, New Brunswick BEH
Cap Pele, Westmoreland, New Brunswick CPW
Cape Bauld, Westmoreland, New Brunswick CBW
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick CRQ
Carleton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick CLW
Chipoudy, Albert, New Brunswick CHP
Claire Fontaine, Kent, New Brunswick CFK
Fontain, Kent, New Brunswick FTN
Isle d'Mac, New Brunswick IDM
Lapraire, New Brunswick LPR
Little Cape, Westmoreland, New Brunswick LCW
Marysville, York, New Brunswick MYV
Memramcook, Westmoreland, New Brunswick MEM
Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick MIR
Norte Dame de St Nyac, New Brunswick NDS
Paspebiac, New Brunswick PAS
Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick RHB
St Charles, Sur Rich., New Brunswick SCS
Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick (Holy Assumption) SJS
St Ours, New Brunswick STO
St Paul, New Brunswick STP
St Thomas, New Brunswick STT
Salisbury, New Brunswick SLB
Tracadiech, New Brunswick TRA
Verennes, New Brunswick (see Varennes, NS) VER
Port-Au-Port, Newfoundland, Newfoundland (NF) PAP
__________, Ile Saint John, Nova Scotia (NS) (see PEI) ISJ
Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia AMH
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (see Note) ARA AR
Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia AVN
Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia BBS Be
Belle Isle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia BIA
Belliveau Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia BLV
Bridgetown/Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia BTW
Brule, Nova Scotia BRU
Brule Corner, Pictou, Nova Scotia BCP
Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia CBC
Cap-De-Sable (Cape Sable), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia CDS
Cape Sable Island, Shelburn, Nova Scotia CSI
Cheticamp, Inverness, Nova Scotia CHT
Church Point, Digby, Nova Scotia (Sainte Marie) CPD
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia CLR
Cobequid, Colchester, Nova Scotia CBQ
Denmark, Colchester, Nova Scotia DEN
Digby, Digby, Nova Scotia (Trinity Anglican) DIG
East River, Pictou, Nova Scotia ERP
Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia EBY
Fort Belcher, Colchester, Nova Scotia FTB
Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia GBC
Grand Digue, Cumberland, Nova Scotia GDC
Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia (St Charles aux Mines) GPK GP
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia HLX
Hubbard's Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia HPY
Inverness, Invervess, Nova Scotia INV
Joggins, Cumberland, Nova Scotia JOG
Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia KNT
Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia LDD
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia LSB
Louisville, Nova Scotia LSV
Marshville, Pictou, Nova Scotia MRS
Meadowville, Pictou, Nova Scotia MEA
Meteghan, Digby, Nova Scotia (Etoile De La Mer) MGH
Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia MIN
Muse Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia MPY
Musquodovoit, Halifax, Nova Scotia MUS
New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia NWF
North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia NRC
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia ONS
Oxford Junction, Cumberland, Nova Scotia OXJ
Pictou County, Nova Scotia PIC
Pisiquit, Hants, Nova Scotia PSQ
Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia (Sainte Croix) PLY
Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (see Note) (St Jean Baptiste) PRA PR
Port Toulouse,, Nova Scotia PTS
River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia RVJ
Riviere aux Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia RAC
Quinan, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia QUI
Sainte Anne, Nova Scotia STA
St Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia SMB
Salmon River, Digby, Nova Scotia (Saint Vincent De Paul) SLM
Shepody, Colchester, Nova Scotia SHE
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (St George) SYD
Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia TAT
Tiverton, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia TVT
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia TRU
Tusket Wedge, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia TKW
Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia TSK
Varennes, Nova Scotia (see Verennes, NB) VAR
Wedgeport, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia WPT
Weymouth, Digby, Nova Scotia WYM
Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia WIN
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia YAR
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia YAC

NOTE: The original settlement of the colony of Acadie was Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (located at Latitude 44 degrees, 43 minutes North, Longitude 65 degrees, 36 minutes West). After the British captured the colony, Port Royal's name was changed (about 1710) to Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia. At some later time another settlement was begun in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, also called Port Royal (located at Latitude 45 degrees, 32 minutes North, Longitude 61 degrees, 6 minutes West). This has created some confusion in the records of some researchers. The Acadians were at the original settlement and not the Richmond County settlement as far as references to Port Royal apply.

City/Town, County/Parish, State/Province/Country Abbreviation
                      (Church - Catholic, unless noted) New Old
__________, Plautagenet, Ontario (ON) PCO
Campbellton, Elgin, Ontario CAP
Maxwell, Gray, Ontario MXW Montague, Lamark, Ontario MTG
Plantagenet, Prescott, Ontario PLN
Riceville, Prescott, Ontario RCV
Sandwich, Essex, Ontario (Assumption) SDW
Belmont, Prince Edward Island (PE) BLM
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island CTQ
Malpeque, Princes, Prince Edward Island MPQ
Port Lajoie, Queens, Prince Edward Island ** see Charlottetown, Queens, PEI PLJ
Rustico, Queens, Prince Edward Island RUS
Saint Pierre De Nord, Kings, Prince Edward Island SPN
South Rustico, Queens, Prince Edward Island (St Augustine) SRQ
Springbrook, Queens, Prince Edward Island SPG
Summerside, Princes, Prince Edward Island SUM
Tignish, Princes, Prince Edward Island TGN
__________, La Pointe de l'Eglise, Quebec (QU) LPE
Almaville, Champlain, Quebec (Norte Dame De La Presentation) AMV
Becancour, Nicolet, Quebec BCN    Bc
Berthierville, Berthier, Quebec BRT
Cap-Saint-Ignace, Montmagny, Quebec CIM CS
Cap-Saint-Ignace, L'Islet, Quebec CIL
Carleton, Bonaventure, Quebec (Sainte Anne De Ritigouche) CLT
Charlesbourg, Quebec, Quebec CSB Cb
Deschambault, Portneuf, Quebec DCB Ds
Drummondville, Drummond, Quebec DRM
Grose Morn, Gaspe, Quebec GMG
Grosse Coques,, Quebec GCQ
Isle Dupas, Berthier, Quebec IDB ID
Kamouraska, Kamouraska, Quebec KMR Ka
L'Anse des Belliveau,, Quebec LDB
Maskinonge, Maskinonge, Quebec MSK Ma
Miquelon, Abitibie, Quebec MQL
Mont Carmel, Kamourska, Quebec MTC
Montreal, Montreal, Quebec MON
Nicolet, Nicolet, Quebec NCL Nc
Norte Dame De Quebec, Quebec, Quebec NDQ
Norte Dame du Cap, Quebec NDC ND
Plessisville, Megantic, Quebec PLS
Pointe aux Trembles, Hochelaga, Quebec PAT PT
Quebec, Quebec, Quebec QUE Qu
Repentigny, L'Assomption, Quebec RPT Rp
Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska, Quebec ROK RO
Saint Alexis De Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec SAM
Saint Antoine de Chambly, Quebec SAC SC
Saint Celestin, Nicolet, Quebec STC
Saint Charles, Quebec STH
Saint Francois de Sud, Montmaguy, Quebec SFS SF
Saint Gregoire, Nicolet, Quebec STG
Saint Joseph De Mekimac, Champlain, Quebec SJM
Saint Maurice, Champlain, Quebec STM
Saint Michel, Yamachiche. Quebec SMY
Saint Pierre du Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec SPS SP
Saint Roch Des Aulnaies, L'Islet, Quebec SRA
Sainte Anne De La Pocatiere, Kamouraska, Quebec SAP SA
Sainte Eulalie, Nicolet, Quebec STE
Sainte Genevieve De Berthier, Berthier, Quebec (possible church at Berthierville)    SGB
Shawinigan Sud, St Maurice, Quebec SWS
Shawinigan, Champlain, Quebec (Norte Dame De La Presentation) SHW
Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec SRL
Trois-Rivieres, St Maurice, Quebec TRS TR
Yamachiche, St Maurice, Quebec (St Michel) YAC Ya
(United States other than Louisiana)
Fort Des Allabamons,, Alabama FDA
Mobile,, Alabama MBL
Saint David, Aroostook, Maine STD
Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine (St Bruno) VBA
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts ATT
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts BOS
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts BRT
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts BRM
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts BKF
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts CAM
Charlestown (Boston), Suffolk, Massachusetts CHL
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts CON
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts FRB
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts FCH
Foxboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts FOX
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts GLO
Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts HAW
Lancaster, Massachusetts LAN
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts LEI
Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts LTL
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts LOW
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts LYN
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts MBR
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts MSH
Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts NOR
Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts PAL
Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts PEA
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts RDG
Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts RPT
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts SAL
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts SPF
Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts STN
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts SUD
Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts WFD
Watertown, Suffolk, Massachusetts WAT
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts WLM
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts WOR
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan DTR Dt
Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri SLS
Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire CCD
Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire DER
Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire LON
Winchester Twp, Cheshire, New Hampshire WNC
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon PTL
Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island PAW
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island PRO
__________, Hardin, Texas HCT
__________, Liberty, Texas LCT
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas BMT Bt
Ironwood, Liberty, Texas IWD
(Louisiana)
Abbeville, Vermillion, Louisiana ABV Ab
Arnardville, St Landry, Louisiana ARV Av
Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (St Joseph) BRE BR
Baton Rouge Diocese Archives BRD BRDA
Bayou Goula, Louisiana BYG
Bell City, Calcasieu, Louisiana BCC
Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana BBS
Carencro, Lafayette, Louisiana CRN
Ca Cecelia, St Martin, Louisiana CEC Ce
Church Point, Acadia, Louisiana (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) CPA CP
Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana (St Michael) CRW Cr
Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana (Ascension) DNV Dv
Eunice, St Landry, Louisiana (St Anthony) EUN Eu
Evangeline, Acadia, Louisiana (St Joseph) EVG Ev
Galliano, Lafourche, Louisiana GLL Ga
Golden Meadow, Lafourche, Louisiana GML GM
Grand Coteau, St Landry, Louisiana (St Charles Borromeo) GCS CC
Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana (St Francis de Salas) HOM Ho
Iota, Acadia, Louisiana (St Joseph) IOT Io
Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana (Our Lady of Pepetual Help) JEN Je
Kaplan, Vermillion, Louisiana KAP Kp
Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana LCC LC
Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana (Cathedral of St John the Evangelist) LAF La
LaRose, Lafourche, Louisiana (Our Rosary) LRL LR
Leeville, Lafourche, Louisiana LVL
Lockport, Lafourche, Louisiana (Holy Savior) LPT Lp
Loreauville, Iberia, Louisiana (St Joseph) LOR Lo
Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana MKS
Maurice, Vermillion, Louisiana MRC Mr
Mermentau, Acadia, Louisiana (St John the Evangelist) MER Me
Morley, Louisiana MOR
Napoleonville, Assumption, Louisiana NPL
New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana (St Peter) NII NI
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana (Cathedral of St Louis, King of France) NOO NO
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana (St Landry) OPL Op
Paincourtville, Assumption, Louisiana PCV
Plattenville, Assumption, Louisiana (Assumption) PLT Pl
Pointe Coupee, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana (St Francis) PCP PC
Raceland, Lafourche, Louisiana (St Mary's Nativity) RLD Rl
Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana (St Joseph) RYN Ra
St Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana SGI SG
St Gabriel Acadien Records SGA
St James, St James, Louisiana SJJ SJ
St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana (St Martin de Tours) SMV SM
Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana (St Joseph) TBD Th
Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana (Sacred Heart) VPE VP
Washington, St Landry, Louisiana (Immaculate Conception) WSH Wa
Youngville, Lafayette, Louisiana (St Anne) YGV Yv

Below is a list of the Parishes that are located in southern Louisiana, most of them located in that portion of the state referred to as Acadiana.

Parish Created Parish Created From
Acadia 1886 St Landry
Ascencion 1807 St James
Assumption 1807 (original parish)
Avoyelles 1807 (original parish)
Calcasieu 1840 St Landry
East Baton Rouge 1810 (original parish)
Evangeline 1911 St Landry
Iberia 1868 St Martin, St Mary
Jefferson Davis 1913 Calcasieu
Lafayette 1823 St Martin
Lafourche 1807 (original parish)
Orleans 1807 (original parish)
Rapides 1807 (original parish)
St James 1807 (original parish)
St Landry 1807 Avoyelles, Rapides
St Martin 1807 (original parish)
St Mary 1811 Assumption
Terrebonne 1822 Lafourche
Vermillion 1844 Lafayette

Bibliography for DocumentationThe information in this Bibliography is presented in five sections: Published and Unpublished Sources, Data from Internet Web Sites, Data from Personal Research, Data from the Germain Doucet ListBot Web Site, and Personal Knowledge.

Published and Unpublished Soucres

Arsenault, Bona. Historie et Genealogie des Acadiens. Quebec 1966. 6 vol (cited as: Ar(2), with volume and page numbers)

Bodin, George A. Selected Acadian and Louisiana Church Records. St Martinville, Louisiana 1968 (listed citations used by Bodin)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. International Genealogical Index. Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 and later editions (cited as: IGI, including region (country, state, province) and location code)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Ancentral File. Salt Lake City, Utah (cited as: AF)

Courville, Rhonda Leger. "A Project on Paul Monique - Amatile Clavelle Descendants." (Unpublished) (cited as: RP-RLC)

Doucet, Huey Louis. "Notebook - Collection of Names and Information from a Doucet Family Reunion, 1977." (Unpublished) (cited as: NB-HLD)

Doucet, Richard (Compiler). Les Doucet du Monde Family Book. Church Point, 1999 (cited as: LDDM-FB) (compiled from information submitted to the Doucet Family Organization, Richard Doucet, President)

Hebert, Donald J. Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Settlers. Eunice, Louisiana 1974+. 41 vol (listed citations used by Hebert)

Hebert, Donald J. South Louisiana Records. Eunice, Louisiana. 13 vol (listed citations used by Hebert) Hebert, Donald J. Acadians in Exile. (cited as: He-Exiles)

Institut Genealogique Drouin. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens-Francais (1608-1760). Montreal 1958 (cited as: DNCF)

LaVergne, Rebecca, and Mim Bordelon (Compilers). Les Doucet du Monde Ancestor Table. Church Point, 1999 (cited as: LDDM-AT: with page number of contributor) (compiled from information submitted to the Doucet Family Organization, Rebecca LaVergne, Chairperson, Genealogy Committee)

LeBoeuf, Arthur J. Complement au Dictionnaire Genealogique Tanguay. Montreal, 1957, 1963, 1964

Lefebvre, Jean J. Une Dynastie Acadienne de Notraires Quibecois, les Doucet. Quebec 1956 (cited as: UDAN)

Robichaux, Albert J. Jr. Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche. (cited as: CSBL)

Tanquay, Cyrien. Dictionnaire Genealogique des Famillies Canadiennes. Montreal 1967. 7 vol (cited as: Ta)

United States Bureau of the Census. "Federal Census Returns" (1810 through 1910) (cited as: C81 through C91, with a number assigned for reference purposes) (An extract of the Doucet families in Louisiana was done by Dean W. Doucet for genealogical research purposes.)

White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Genealogique des Famillies Acadiennes. Moncton, New Brunswick 1999. (Cited as: DGFA)

Data from Internet Web Sites

Beauregard, Denis. Genealogie de l'ancienne Acadie. (cited as: FH-DB) Internet site: www.cam.org/~beaur/dgaa/index.html

Boudreaux, Winston. "Family History Research." (cited as: FH-WB) Internet site: www.geocities.com/heartland/pointe/6148/ acadian.htm

Doucet, Michel. Mitch's Genealogy Page (Germain(1) Doucet dit Sieur de la Verdure). (cited as: FH-MD) Internet site: personal.nbnet.nb.ca/86mitch/tree.htm

Fleming, Steve. Germain-Acadian Coast Genealogy. (cited as: FH-SF) Internet site: www.erols.com/someday/

Robb, Owen. Descendants of Germain Sieur de Laverdure Doucet. (cited as: FH-OR) Internet site: (Owen's web site has been taken down.)

Union, Frederick Chandler III. The Doucet Family Tree. (cited as: FH-FCU) Internet site: //community-2.webtv.net/Union7/DoucetFamily/

Data from Personal Research

Auclair, Jacqueline Doucet. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-JGA)

Bordelon, Naomi McBride. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-NMB)

Burns, Edmond. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-EB)

Doucet, Anne Marie. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-AMD)

Doucet, Bernard. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-BD2) Doucet,

Doucet, Daniel Ray, Jr. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-DRD)

Doucet, Floyd Joseph. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-FJD)

Doucet, Gaston. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-GD2)

Doucet, Theodule Joseph. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-TJD)

Doucet, Wallace Gabriel. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-WGD)

Doucette, Joseph Gary. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-GD)

Doucette, Norman E, Jr. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-NED)

Fontenot, Marshall Paul. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-MPF)

Garceau, John C. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-JCG)

Gauthier, Linda Boudreau. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-LBG)

Hayes, Patricia Doucette. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-PDH)

Hill, Don August. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-DAH)

Jones, Gwendolyn Doucet. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-GDJ)

Kyle, Lavonne Johnson. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-LJK)

Martin, Lisa Marie. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-LMM)

Matte, Linus. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-LM)

Nielson, Darlene Monica. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-DMN)

Richards, Earl James. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-EJR)

Stanford, Xenia. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-XS)

Watson, Jeanette Doucet. "Personal Research." (cited as: FH-JDW)

Data from Germain Doucet ListBot E-Mail Mailing List

ListBot E-mail Mailing List. Internet site: http://laverdure@listbot.com/ (e-mail mailing list for Descendants of Germain Doucet (Sieur de LaVerdure))

Doucet, Brian. Message to ListBot E-Mail mailing list. (cited as: FH-BD)

Doucette, Michele. Message to ListBot E-Mail mailing list. (cited as: FH-MAD) Michele also maintains an Acadian Web Site. See Links page.

Guthrie, Martha Hardcastle. Message to ListBot E-Mail mailing list. (cited as: FH-MHG)

Johnson, William (Bill). Message to ListBot E-Mail mailing list. (cited as: FH-WJ)

Personal KnowledgeSome information was provided from personal knowledge of the individual giving the information. This information is cited as "PK" following by the initials of the provider. In each case the provider was usually the mother or father.

06/24/2002

Example: Your number is:	1.4.3.4.2-1.4.1.6.4-5.3.1
Other number is:	1.4.3.4.2-1.3.8.1.6-3.4.3
Count back to common number (1):	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Go down the "7" column until it intersects with the "7" row Relationship: 6th Cousins

Example: Your number is: Other number is:	1.4.3.4.2-1.4.1.6.4-5.3.3 1.4.3.4.2-1.4.1.6.4-5.3.1.1
Count back to common number (3): Your number: 0, 1 Other number: 0, 1, 2 Relationship of younger generation to older generation: Go across row "2" until it intersects with column "1" Relationship: Nephew or Niece Relationship of older generation to younger generation: Go across row "1" until it intersects with column "2" Relationship: Uncle or Aunt

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
0	cp	p	gp	ggp	2ggp	3ggp	4ggp	5ggp	6ggp
1	s	b	u	gu	ggu	2ggu	3ggu	4ggu	5ggu
2	gs	n	1c	1c1r	1c2r	1c3r	1c4r	1c5r	1c6r
3	ggs	gn	1c1r	2c	2c1r	2c2r	2c3r	2c4r	2c5r
4	2ggs	ggn	1c2r	2c1r	3c	3c1r	3c2r	3c3r	3c4r
5	3ggs	2ggn	1c3r	2c2r	3c1r	4c	4c1r	4c2r	4c3r
6	4ggs	3ggn	1c4r	2c3r	3c2r	4c1r	5c	5c1r	5c2r
7	5ggs	4ggn	1c5r	2c4r	3c3r	4c2r	5c1r	6c	6c1r
8	6ggs	5ggn	1c6r	2c5r	3c4r	4c3r	5c2r	6c1r	7c
9	7ggs	6ggn	1c7r	2c6r	3c5r	4c4r	5c3r	6c2r	7c1r
10	8ggs	7ggn	1c8r	2c7r	3c6r	4c5r	5c4r	6c3r	7c2r
11	9ggs	8ggn	1c9r	2c8r	3c7r	4c6r	5c5r	6c4r	7c3r
12	10ggs	9ggn	1c10r	2c9r	3c8r	4c7r	5c6r	6c5r	7c4r
13	11ggs	10ggn	1c11r	2c10r	3c9r	4c8r	5c7r	6c6r	7c5r
14	12ggs	11ggn	1c12r	2c11r	3c10r	4c9r	5c8r	6c7r	7c6r
15	13ggs	12ggn	1c13r	2c12r	3c11r	4c10r	5c9r	6c8r	7c7r

	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
0	7ggp	8ggp	9ggp	10ggp	11ggp	12ggp	13ggp
1	6ggu	7ggu	8ggu	9ggu	10ggu	11ggu	13ggu
2	1c7r	1c8r	1c9r	1c10r	1c11r	1c12r	1c13r
3	2c6r	2c7r	2c8r	2c9r	2c10r	2c11r	2c12r
4	3c5r	3c6r	3c7r	3c8r	3c9r	3c10r	3c11r
5	4c4r	4c5r	4c6r	4c7r	4c8r	4c9r	4c10r
6	5c3r	5c4r	5c5r	5c6r	5c7r	5c8r	5c9r
7	6c2r	6c3r	6c4r	6c5r	6c6r	6c7r	6c8r
8	7c1r	7c2r	7c3r	7c4r	7c5r	7c6r	7c7r
9	8c	8c1r	8c2r	8c3r	8c4r	8c5r	8c6r
10	8c1r	9c	9c1r	9c2r	9c3r	9c4r	9c5r
11	8c2r	9c1r	10c	10c1r	10c2r	10c3r	10c4r
12	8c3r	9c2r	10c1r	11c	11c1r	11c2r	11c3r
13	8c4r	9c3r	10c2r	11c1r	12c	12c1r	12c2r
14	8c5r	9c4r	10c3r	11c2r	12c1r	13c	13c1r
15	8c6r	9c5r	10c4r	11c3r	12c2r	12c1r	14c

Item	Abbreviation
About	abt
Acadie (refers to Acadian Ch Records, 1707-48)	A
Born	b
Baptism/Christening	c
Burial	bur
Census	C or Cen
Church	Ch
Courthouse	CH
Died/Deceased	d
Divorce	div
Married/Marriage	m/marr
Month	mo/mth
Page	p
Relationship outside Marriage	r
Succession	succ
Supplement	Suppl
Volume	v
Weeks	wks
Widow/Widower	wid/widr
Year	yr
Number	#
Spelling uncertain/name unknown	_____

City/Town, County/Parish, State/Province/Country Abbreviation (Church - Catholic, unless noted)	New	Old
(Canada)
Mission, (no county), British Columbia (BC)	MSM
Albert County, New Brunswick (NB)	ALB
Baie-Sainte-Anne, Northumberland, New Brunswick	BSA
Barachois, Westmoreland, New Brunswick	BRC
Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick (Sainte Famille)	BTH
Batiscan, New Brunswick	BTS
Beausejour, New Brunswick	BSJ
Beresford, Gloucester, New Brunswick	BRF
Berthier en Haut, New Brunswick	BEH
Cap Pele, Westmoreland, New Brunswick	CPW
Cape Bauld, Westmoreland, New Brunswick	CBW
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick	CRQ
Carleton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick	CLW
Chipoudy, Albert, New Brunswick	CHP
Claire Fontaine, Kent, New Brunswick	CFK
Fontain, Kent, New Brunswick	FTN
Isle d'Mac, New Brunswick	IDM
Lapraire, New Brunswick	LPR
Little Cape, Westmoreland, New Brunswick	LCW
Marysville, York, New Brunswick	MYV
Memramcook, Westmoreland, New Brunswick	MEM
Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick	MIR
Norte Dame de St Nyac, New Brunswick	NDS
Paspebiac, New Brunswick	PAS
Richibucto, Kent, New Brunswick	RHB
St Charles, Sur Rich., New Brunswick	SCS
Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick (Holy Assumption)	SJS
St Ours, New Brunswick	STO
St Paul, New Brunswick	STP
St Thomas, New Brunswick	STT
Salisbury, New Brunswick	SLB
Tracadiech, New Brunswick	TRA
Verennes, New Brunswick (see Varennes, NS)	VER
Port-Au-Port, Newfoundland, Newfoundland (NF)	PAP
__________, Ile Saint John, Nova Scotia (NS) (see PEI)	ISJ
Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia	AMH
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (see Note)	ARA	AR
Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia	AVN
Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia	BBS	Be
Belle Isle, Annapolis, Nova Scotia	BIA
Belliveau Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia	BLV
Bridgetown/Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia	BTW
Brule, Nova Scotia	BRU
Brule Corner, Pictou, Nova Scotia	BCP
Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia	CBC
Cap-De-Sable (Cape Sable), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	CDS
Cape Sable Island, Shelburn, Nova Scotia	CSI
Cheticamp, Inverness, Nova Scotia	CHT
Church Point, Digby, Nova Scotia (Sainte Marie)	CPD
Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia	CLR
Cobequid, Colchester, Nova Scotia	CBQ
Denmark, Colchester, Nova Scotia	DEN
Digby, Digby, Nova Scotia (Trinity Anglican)	DIG
East River, Pictou, Nova Scotia	ERP
Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	EBY
Fort Belcher, Colchester, Nova Scotia	FTB
Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia	GBC
Grand Digue, Cumberland, Nova Scotia	GDC
Grand Pre, Kings, Nova Scotia (St Charles aux Mines)	GPK	GP
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia	HLX
Hubbard's Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	HPY
Inverness, Invervess, Nova Scotia	INV
Joggins, Cumberland, Nova Scotia	JOG
Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia	KNT
Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia	LDD
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia	LSB
Louisville, Nova Scotia	LSV
Marshville, Pictou, Nova Scotia	MRS
Meadowville, Pictou, Nova Scotia	MEA
Meteghan, Digby, Nova Scotia (Etoile De La Mer)	MGH
Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia	MIN
Muse Point, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	MPY
Musquodovoit, Halifax, Nova Scotia	MUS
New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia	NWF
North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia	NRC
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia	ONS
Oxford Junction, Cumberland, Nova Scotia	OXJ
Pictou County, Nova Scotia	PIC
Pisiquit, Hants, Nova Scotia	PSQ
Plympton, Digby, Nova Scotia (Sainte Croix)	PLY
Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (see Note) (St Jean Baptiste)	PRA	PR
Port Toulouse,, Nova Scotia	PTS
River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia	RVJ
Riviere aux Canard, Kings, Nova Scotia	RAC
Quinan, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	QUI
Sainte Anne, Nova Scotia	STA
St Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia	SMB
Salmon River, Digby, Nova Scotia (Saint Vincent De Paul)	SLM
Shepody, Colchester, Nova Scotia	SHE
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (St George)	SYD
Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia	TAT
Tiverton, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	TVT
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia	TRU
Tusket Wedge, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	TKW
Tusket, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	TSK
Varennes, Nova Scotia (see Verennes, NB)	VAR
Wedgeport, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	WPT
Weymouth, Digby, Nova Scotia	WYM
Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia	WIN
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	YAR
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia	YAC

Parish	Created	Parish Created From
Acadia	1886	St Landry
Ascencion	1807	St James
Assumption	1807	(original parish)
Avoyelles	1807	(original parish)
Calcasieu	1840	St Landry
East Baton Rouge	1810	(original parish)
Evangeline	1911	St Landry
Iberia	1868	St Martin, St Mary
Jefferson Davis	1913	Calcasieu
Lafayette	1823	St Martin
Lafourche	1807	(original parish)
Orleans	1807	(original parish)
Rapides	1807	(original parish)
St James	1807	(original parish)
St Landry	1807	Avoyelles, Rapides
St Martin	1807	(original parish)
St Mary	1811	Assumption
Terrebonne	1822	Lafourche
Vermillion	1844	Lafayette