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Where did the English Doucet family come from? What is the English Doucet family crest and coat of arms? When did the Doucet family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Doucet family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducie, Ducy, Ducey, Deucy, Deuce, Duce, Douce, Douse, Dousy, Doucet and many more.

First found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire and held a family seat at Wittenhall.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Doucet research. Another 360 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1455, 1487, 1504, 1510, 1600, 1631, and 1661 are included under the topic Early Doucet History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Doucet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Doucet Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Jean Doucet who settled in Carolina in 1695

Doucet Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Ann Doucet, who landed in Massachusetts in 1755
  • Jeremie Doucet, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755
  • Francois Doucet, who landed in South Carolina in 1755
  • Benoni Doucet, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755
  • Pierre Doucet, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1755-1768


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  • Michael Doucet (b. 1951), American Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter
  • Jacques Doucet (1853-1929), French fashion designer
  • Roger Doucet CM (1919-1981), Canadian tenor best known for singing the Canadian national anthem, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1980
  • Joseph André Doucet (1880-1963), Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1923-1956
  • Jean Alfred "Fred" Doucet (b. 1939), Canadian lobbyist, educator, university administrator, and political aide


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  2. Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
  3. Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
  4. Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  7. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  8. Burke, John Bernard Ed. The Roll of Battle Abbey. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The Doucet Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Doucet Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 21 January 2012 at 15:31.

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