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Origins Available: English, French Where did the French Doucet family come from? What is the French 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? The story of the name Doucet is a long and distinguished tale beginning in the French Province of Gascogne. Doucet was a name for a person of sweet, pleasant, or mild disposition as it is derived from the Old French word douce.Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Doucet, including Doucet, Doucé, Dousset, Doussé, Doussée, Doussais, Doussay, Doulcet, Douchet, Doucete, Douget, Dougette and many more. First found in Gascogne where they held a family seat from ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Doucet research. Another 275 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1272, 1273, 1308, 1459, 1670, 1724, 1750, 1766, and 1789 are included under the topic Early Doucet History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Doucet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Doucet were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Doucet were Doucet Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Doucet Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
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. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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