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State of Service: ESP
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: abt 1753 Port Royal / Acadia / Canada Death: 14 Nov 1804 / St Martin / LA
Qualifying Service Description:
Soldier in the Attakapas Militia under Spanish Louisiana Governor Bernardo de Galvez
Additional References:
Churchill, Spanish Records, pg 289-90
Spouse: Marguerite Landry Children: Euphrosine; Jean Ursin; Mariana
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Michel Doucet was born around 1753 in Port Royal, Acadia, Canada, the son of Michel Laurent Doucet and Marguerite Martin. Michel and his family were part of le grand derangement of Acadians and were released from Halifax in August 1763. They arrived in New Orleans in 1765 and soon settled at La Manque on Bayou Teche in lower St. Martin Parish the following year. Michel and his family were counted on the Attakapas Post census in 1769, 1771 and 1777.
Patriot Doucet served as a soldier in the Attakapas Militia under the command of Governor Don Bernardo de Galvez. In this capacity, he fought in the Battles of Fort Bute and Baton Rouge in September 1779. His service is documented on pages 289-290 of Churchill’s SAR Spanish Records.
Michel married Marguerite Landry on 30 Jan 1793 in St. Martinville. They settled at La Pointe on upper Bayou Teche in St. Martin Parish near present-day Breaux Bridge. They had three children who survived childhood:
Jean Ursin born in November 1795 and married Marie Apollonie Dore on 19 Feb 1816
Euphrosine was born around 1801 and married Isaac Forman on 09 Dec 1816
Mariana was born on 03 Jan 1805.
The Patriot remained in St. Martin Parish until his death on 14 November 1804 and was buried in St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in St. Martinville.
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Additional Information:
No DAR number identified in Mar 2025
DAR number A029621 is actually the Patriot's father