Following the St. Germain-en-Laye Treaty of March 29, 1632, it was
by order of Cardinal Richelieu (Minister of State to King Louis
XIII), that Commander Isaac de Razilly came to re-occupy the
colony; so, too, did Germain Doucet (Sieur de La Verdure), the
progenitor of this author's family, accompany him. Sailing from
France on July 4, 1632, they arrived with a variety of livestock,
seeds, tools, implements, arms, munitions, and other supplies, at
La Have (LaHeve), located at the mouth of the La Have River in
present day Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, on September 8. In
keeping with the forced Deportation of the French Acadian people,
the family of Joseph Doucet and Anne Surette were exiled from Port
Royal, to Massachusetts, on December 4, 1755. After a few weeks in
Boston, they were assigned to the town of Gloucester in County
Essex. Less than ten years later, Joseph is listed on a petition,
to the Governor of Massachusetts, dated August 24, 1763, seeking
permission, together with one hundred seventy-nine families, to
return to Old France, which was not to be. Several years later, a
second attempt was made. On February 8, 1766, one hundred
forty-seven families (a total of eight hundred ninety souls),
including Joseph Doucet, asked for permission to leave
Massachusetts, in order to return to Canada; as before, they were
unable to leave. It was during the following year, 1767, that the
Acadians petitioned Governor Franklin of Nova Scotia for land on
which to settle. As they were Roman Catholic, they could not be
granted land. The Governor, however, allotted them land, along the
shore of Baie Sainte-Marie (today known as St. Mary's Bay) on
December 23, 1767. Joseph Doucet spent the first winter at
Annapolis Royal (formerly Port Royal, his original home). With land
surveyed in 1768, the township of Clare was laid out along Baie
Sainte-Marie. Joseph Doucet settled near what is today called
Church Point. The records show that, after completing the necessary
requirements, he was granted title to Lot 58 (103 acres), in the
township of Clare, on May 18, 1775, living there for the rest of
his life, as both fisherman and farmer. Several of his sons, namely
Joseph, Charles, Jean Magloire and Michel, settled further south in
Yarmouth County, the area of this author's roots.
General
| Imprint: |
Saint Clair Publications
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2012 |
| First published: |
June 2012 |
| Authors: |
Michele Doucette
|
| Dimensions: |
280 x 216 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
550 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-935786-35-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-935786-35-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781935786351 |
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