Notes:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193137878/ambroise-melancon

According to census records, Ambroise was born in about 1685. He is the son of Charles Melancon and Marie Dugas. He married (1) Francoise Bourg on 10 November 1705, in Acadie, per PRDH. They are the parents of at least the following:
1) Joseph ( 1708- )
2) Jean (1710-1782) md Cecile Aucoin
3) Marie (1714-1733)
4) Ambroise (1714- ) md Anne Hebert
5) Madeleine ( - ) md Pierre Boudreau
6) Marguerite (1715- )
7) *Elisabeth Isabelle (abt 1717-1757) md Olivier Thibodeau

He married (2) Marguerite Comeau on 23 January 1719, in Acadie, per PRDH. They are the parents of at least the following:
1) Cecile (1723-1796) md Jacques Moulaison
2) Francoise (1725-1801) md Yves Thibault
3) Pierre (1727- )
4) Jean (1729- )
5) *Brigitte (abt 1732- ) md Paul Dugas
6) Modeste (1734- )
7) *Marguerite (abt 1744-1780) md (a) Francois Morisset and (b) Anselme Bastarache
8) Desire (1739- )
9) Amand (1741- ) md Anne Leblance
10) Marie (1742- ) md Amand Lanoue
11) *Marie-Felicite (abt 1745-1768) md Michel Rivard

He died of small pox, during the epidemic. He was buried on 8 August 1757.

*Children proven on PRDH

Ambroise married Françoise Bourg 10 Nov 1705, Port Royal, Acadia, New France. Françoise (daughter of Bernard Bourg and Françoise Brun) was born 1683, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; died 15 Dec 1715, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 15 Dec 1715, Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Magdeleine Melanson was born 27 Jan 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 28 Jan 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Deceased, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Ambroise married Marguerite Comeau 23 Jan 1719, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marguerite (daughter of Jean Comeau and Françoise Hébert) was born About 1699, Port Royal, Acadia, New France; died 29 Aug 1757, Québec, Quebec, Canada; was buried 30 Aug 1757, Sainte Famille Cemetery Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Marie Josephe Melanson was born 1738, Liverpool, Acadia, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; was christened 15 Jan 1725, Annapolis Royal,Annapolis,Nova Scotia; died Deceased.
2. Armand Melanson was born 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1818, Saint Marys Bay, Nouvelle-Écosse, Canada.
3. Brigitte Melanson was born 15 Mar 1731, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was christened 13 Feb 1732, Saint Jean Baptiste Catholic Church, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Before 28 August 1799.

Charles married Marie-Jeanne Dugas 1663, Port Royal, Acadia. Marie-Jeanne (daughter of Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Judith Laverdure) was born 1648; died 7 Jul 1737, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; was buried 8 Jul 1737, Annapolis, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet]

Pierre married Priscilla Melanson. Priscilla died 1 Jan 1692, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried 1692, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Abraham Dugas is the ancestral partriarch of the Acadian Dugas family. Abraham was born around 1616 in France. His parents are not known, but one theory is that they are Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Carsonne. They have not been connected because there is no evidence to support their inclusion. Stephen White suggests that Chouppes, in the diocese of Poitiers, France could be the place of origin of the Acadian DUGAS family. His ancestors were from Lyonnals and their original name was Crignet.
Abraham Dugas, the first name that came to America, he left Toulouse
and arrived in Port-Royal around 1640, where he was given the designation of Lieutenant General. He was armourer to the king.
He married Marguerite-Louise Doucet around 1647 in Port Royal.
Between about 1648 and 1667, the couple had eight children: Marie, Claude, Anne, Martin, Marguerite, Abraham, Madeleine, and Marie. Abraham owned a lot adjoining the side of the old Fort (which, according to Stephen White was expropriated in 1701 to extend the Fort in Port-Royal). It is not clear how long the family lived there.
When their third child Anne was born in 1654, Port-Royal was captured by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers.
The [French] soldiers at Port-Royal, who numbered about 130 ? put up a brief defense against Sedgwick. Setting up an ambush between the landing site of the English troops and the fort, the Frenchmen fired on the attackers but proved no match for the experienced Roundheads. The French soon "took their heels to ye Fort." On August 16 the fort surrendered... Sedgwick granted honorable terms, allowing the defenders to march out of the fort with flags flying, drums beating, and muskets at the ready. The soldiers and employees working at the fort were offered transportation back to France and given enough pelts to cover their wages.
Although the commander of Port Royal left for France, most Acadians, including the Dugas family, remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings and were guaranteed religious freedom. Dunn describes life in Acadia during the 16 years of nominal British rule
"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royal area in 1665."
The 1671 census of Port-Royal lists Abraham, a gunsmith age 55, living with his wife Marie Judith (sic) Doucet, 46, and their 8 children. They own 15 "arpents" of land, 19 head of cattle and 3 sheep.
By 1671 the British had ceded Acadia to France and French settlement resumed. Abraham was involved with the rebuilding of Port Royal:
In June 1673 men from the St. Jean Baptiste parish in the Port-Royal area met at the request of their church trustee, Abraham Dugas, to organize funding for construction of a parish church... Mass was being held in a borrowed room. The Acadians had maintained their faith throughout the long period of English rule.
In 1678 there are 3 children living in the Dugas household. Abraham and Marguerite own 20 head of cattle, 12 "arpents" of land and 1 gun.
In 1686, the children had flown the nest and Abraham and Marguerite were living on their own. Within four years, their relative peace would be shattered by King William's War (1689-1697) with France.
In May 1690, Sir William Phipps captured Port Royal, destroyed the church, plundered the settlement, and forced the inhabitants to swear an oath of allegiance to the English crown. He appointed Charles La Tourasse, a former sergeant of the French garrison, to serve as English commandant and leader of a council to keep the peace and administer justice. Phipps left Port-Royal within 12 days of arrival. Before the end of the summer, seamen from two ships looted Port-Royal and burned and looted between 28 and 35 homes and habitations including the parish church.
An English garrison was never established, possibly because the inhabitants refused to guarantee that the Indians would not attack if one was formed. Dunn describes the feelings of the residents during this unsettling time:
Throughout this period of nominal English rule, French and English vessels anchored at Port-Royal at will, contributing to a sense of unease among the residents. New England vessels came to trade, to check on the inhabitants, and to take French prizes. When the English were not around, French privateers operated out of the port, attracting local young men as crew with the promise of plunder, and outfitting the ships from local suppliers... Port-Royal residents did not always appreciate the presence of the French privateers.
In 1693, an encounter between the vessel of French privateer Pierre Masisonnat dit Baptiste and an English frigate brought further misery. English investigations into the role of Acadians' assistance of privateer Baptiste resulted in the burning of nearly a dozen homes and three barns of unthreshed grain. At that time Abraham and Marguerite were living with their son Claude and his family. Claude's farm was situated west of the Fort on the south side of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River.
Abraham may have lived long enough to witness the effects of the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick, when Acadia was restored to France with Port-Royal its capital. He died between 1693 and 1700. His wife is listed as a widow in the 1700 Census.

Abraham Dugas, the first name that came to America, was left Toulouse in 1640, to go s'establir Acadia. His ancestors were from Lyonnals.
Their original name was Crignet. In the seventeenth century, a member of this family was distinguished by prominent military, he was created a Knight of St. Louis and received the king a large area, called the field of Gas. Its crest as it keeps the Dugas of Lyon, was by mouth with the chief two swords in saltire and in quince peak.

According to a memorial attributed to Lamothe-Cadillac, Abraham Dugas "carried out the functions of general representative of the King in civil and criminal matters ."

5 Oct 1687: Abraham Dugas made his mark on an attestation in favor of Governor d'Aulnay's accomplishments on 5 Oct 1687; he had thus arrived in Acadia before 1650, the year of d'Aulnay's death.

2 Dec 1705: Expropriation of two lots "adjoining and drawing towards the old fort," and belonging to Abraham Dugas, for the extension of the fort at Port-Royal. As Abraham Dugas had been dead for over five years, one must suppose that his heirs were the actual owners of this land in 1705.?

ID: I601
Name: Abraham DUGAS
Surname: Dugas
Given Name: Abraham
Sex: M
Birth: 1616 in France
Christening: France
Reference Number: 224
Note:

Abraham Dugas was born in 1616, a native of Toulouse, France. He was an?armurier du Roy? (Armorer - gun maker for the king) and a Lieutenant-General in Acadia. (Ref: Papers of Father Archange Godbout in the Archives of Quebec and ?Memoires de la SocieteGenelogiqueCanadienne-Francaise", Vol VI, Pages 371-388)
He arrived in Port Royal, Acadia (Nova Scotia) about 1640 and married Marguerite Louise Doucet, daughter of Germain Doucet dit Laverdure, about 1647. Children from this marriage include: Marie, born 1648, Claude, born 1652, Anne, born 1654, Martin, born 1656, Marguerite born 1657, Abraham, Madeleine, born 1664, and Marie, born 1665.


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Marriage 1 Marguerite Louise DOUCET b: 1625 in France

Married: 1647 in Port Royal,Acadia

Children

Has Children Marie DUGAS b: 1648 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Claude DUGAS b: 1652 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Anne DUGAS b: 1654 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Martin DUGAS b: 1656 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marguerite DUGAS b: 1657 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Abraham DUGAS b: 1662 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Madeleine DUGAS b: 1664 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marie DUGAS b: 1665 in Port Royal,Acadia

Abraham Dugas who came to Acadia left Toulouse, Provence of Lanquedoc, France. His ancestors lived in the Provence of Lyonnais for many years. They went by the name of Coignet-Du Coignet.

Occupation ?
He arrived in Port Royal Nova Scotia around 1640. For a time he was appointed as Lieutenant General, a civil position such as a justice of the peace. Before arriving he had the title of armurier du roi to the king (a gunsmith).

Abraham married Marguerite Judith Laverdure Abt 1647, Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France. Marguerite (daughter of Germain Doucet and Mrs. Doucet European haplotype T2A7B2 Doucet) was born 1627, Sedan, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died 19 Dec 1707, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried 20 Dec 1707, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

New research:

https://www.geni.com/people/1st-wife-of-Germain-Doucet/6000000059991217921


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doucet-23
Notes
DNA. The Mothers of Acadia Maternal DNA project is conducting ongoing research to verify their origins. In 2010, Stephen White reported that Marguerite Doucet had a Haplogroup T2b. I don't know the details regarding how many of her descendants were tested to support this report. Ongoing test results are also reported here. As of May 2014, 7 descendants have consistently reported a T2 haplogroup, indicating European origins.
Mother. Selon Stephen White[1]: "Il n'est pas possible que la mère des enfants de Germain Doucet soit une soeur de la femme de Jacques Bourgeois comme certains auteurs font prétendre, étant donné que les beaux-parents de ce dernier ne se sont mariés qu'en 1627. Il existe néanmoins la possibilité que Germain Doucet se soit marié en deuxième noces à une fille de Guillaume Trahan qui ne lui a donné aucun enfant survivant, mais il est aussi possible que sa seconde femme soit la soeur de Jacques Bourgeois et non pas la soeur de sa femme."
According to Stephen White[2]: "It is not possible that Germain Doucet's children to have been a sister of Jacques Bourgeois wife, as some writers have claimed, considering that Bourgeois' father and mother-in-law were only married in 1627. It is nevertheless possible that Germain Doucet married secondly Guillaume Trahan's daughter, who subsequently gave him no children who survived in Acadia, bit it is also possible that his second wife was Jacques Bourgeois's sister and not his wife's sister."



ID: I602
Name: Marguerite Louise DOUCET
Surname: Doucet
Given Name: Marguerite Louise
Sex: F
Birth: 1625 in France 1
Reference Number: 224
Change Date: 8 Dec 2004 at 00:00:00

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Father: Germain DOUCET b: 1595 in France

Marriage 1 Abraham DUGAS b: 1616 in France c: in France

Married: 1647 in Port Royal,Acadia

Children

Has Children Marie DUGAS b: 1648 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Claude DUGAS b: 1652 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Anne DUGAS b: 1654 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Martin DUGAS b: 1656 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marguerite DUGAS b: 1657 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Abraham DUGAS b: 1662 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Madeleine DUGAS b: 1664 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Marie DUGAS b: 1665 in Port Royal,Acadia

Sources:
Title: "Histoire et Genealogie des Acadien; Volume #2
Author: Bona Arsenault
Marguerite Doucet
Also Known As: "Marguerite Dugas"
Birthdate: circa 1627 (80)
Birthplace: France
Death: December 19, 1707 (76-84)
Port-Royal, Acadie
Place of Burial: Port-Royal, Acadie
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Germain Doucet, sieur de la Verdure and Unknown T2b7a2, French
Wife of Abraham Dugas
Mother of Claude Dugas, I; Marie Anne Dugas; Martin Dugas; Marie-Marguerite Dugas; Abraham Dugas, III; Madeleine Dugas; Marie-Jeanne Dugas; Cecile Dugas; Marie Dugas and Marie Dugas « less
Sister of Pierre Doucet, dit La Verdure
Half sister of Jeanne (prénom inexact, attribué) Doucet and Germain Doucet
Occupation: Arrived with father 1632-1639

geni.com
Marguerite Louise Dugas (Doucet)
French: Marguerite Doucet
Birthdate: circa 1627
Birthplace: La Verdure, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Death: December 19, 1707 (76-84)
Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Place of Burial: Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Germain dit Laverdure Doucet, Sieur de La Verdure and Unknown T2b7a2, French
Wife of Lt. Gen. Abraham Dugas, II
Mother of Marie Anne Dugas Melanson le Ramee; Claude Dugaste Dugas, I; Anne Marie Dugas; Martin Dugas; Marie-Marguerite Dugas; Abraham Dugas, III; Madeleine Dugas; Marie-Jeanne dite Jeanne Dugas and Cecile Dugas « less
Sister of Pierre Doucet, dit La Verdure
Half sister of Unknown n.n., nation Mi'qmak and Germain Doucet
Occupation: Pionnière

he married Marie Doucet, the daughter of the Major of Port Royal garrison, Germain Doucet and a French woman (a European: DNA haplotype "T2").

https://dna-genealogy-history.com/travel-by-ancestry/travel-by-ancestry-to-old-acadie-the-genealogy-of-the-family-of-pierre-lejeune-and-marie-doucet-and-a-y-dna-signature-for-young-lejeune-men


geni.com
Marie Marguerite LeJeune (Doucet)
Also Known As: "Mi'kmaq"
Birthdate: before circa 1626
Birthplace: Nova Scotia, Canada
Death: after circa 1661
Nova Scotia, Canada
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Germain d' Doucet and Marie M Bourgeois
Wife of Pierre LeJeune, 2nd
Mother of Louis Lejeune
Sister of Marguerite Marguerite Dugas

Notes:

Sieur de Laverdure, Capitaine d'armes, major

Germain Doucet, Sieur de La Verdure (born around 1595 near Couperans en Brye (most likely Coubron northeast of Paris), France) was a French commander in the French colony of Acadia, and the progenitor of the surnames Doucet and Doucette in North America.

Doucet's career began when he entered into an association with Charles de Menou d?Aulnay, noted seaman, captain, and future governor of Acadia. In 1632, he arrived in Acadia with the governor Isaac de Razilly. He served as master of arms of Fort Pentagouet (now Castine, Maine) as a major. After the death of d?Aulnay in 1650, Doucet became commandant serving at the French fort of Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal). Under Major General Robert Sedgwick, the English captured the fort on August 15, 1654. Under the terms of the surrender, Doucet was forced to leave Acadia for good, and returned to France. Both his sons Pierre and Germain and his daughter Marguerite stayed behind, however. Pierre married, in 1660, Henriette Pelletret, by whom he had issue. Germain married Marie Landry, and Marguerite married Abraham Dugas.The name of Germain's wife is uncertain, although some genealogists suggest she may have been Marie Bourgeois.

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Germain dit La

14 Jul 1640: Inquiry presided over by Mathieu Cappon, clerk and registrar, against Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, at which there appeared Germain Doucet dit Laverdure, "master-at-arms at Pentagouet," Isaac Pesseley and Guillaume Trahan.

1649: D'Aulnay's will mentions Germain Doucet "from the parish of Conflans (?) en Brye" according to Massignon, or "Couperans en Brie" according to Candide de Nant.

16 Aug 1654: Capitulation of Port-Royal: "Result of all the articles presented by M. Doucet de La Verdure, on the one hand as captain commanding for the King in Port Royal, and on the other as surrogate guardian of the minor children of the late M. d'Aulnay, to Mr. Robert Sedgwick, general of the squadron and Commander-in-chief on all the coast of New England in America ... and to better ensure the keeping of the above articles the said Sr. de La Verdure has left as hostage M. Jacques Bourgeois, his brother-in-law and the lieutenant of the place, as well as the bearer of his power of attorney with respect to the present treaty."

Germain Doucet returned to France after the 1654 attack on the colony by the English. After d'Aulnay's death, Germain and d'Aulnay's widow were awarded joint administration of d'Aulnay's estate, and he was appointed tutor of the minor children.?

ID: I603
Name: Germain DOUCET
Surname: Doucet
Given Name: Germain
Sex: M
Birth: 1595 in France
Reference Number: 449

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Married: ABT 1620 in France

Children

Has Children Pierre DOUCET b: 1621 in France
Has Children Marguerite Louise DOUCET b: 1625 in France
Has Children Unname DOUCET b: ABT 1635 in Port Royal,Acadia
Has Children Germain DOUCET b: 1641 in Port Royal,Acadia

from www.geni.com
Germain Doucet, sieur de la Verdure
French: Germain Doucet, sieur de Laverdure
Birthdate:1595 (59)
Birthplace:Brie, Ille et Villaine, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Bretagne, France
Death:August 25, 1654 (59)
Jeufosse, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Place of Burial:France
Immediate Family:
Husband of Kjipuktuk (Marie Jeanne) Doucet, nation Miq'mak and Unknown T2b7a2, French
Father of Jeanne (prénom inexact, attribué) Doucet; Germain Doucet; Pierre Doucet, dit La Verdure and Marguerite Doucet
Occupation:Captain of arms, Captaine d'armes de PentagouT., Capitaine d'arme d'Aulnay et Commandant intérim de Port-Royal, Captain of the Army of Pentagoet Pentagouet (Penobscot). Port Royal, C3, Sieur de la Verdure, Sieur de Laverdure, Captain at Arms in 1640


Germain Doucet, Sieur de Le Verdure
1595?1654 ?

TAKEN FROM:https://www.geni.com/people/Germain-Doucet/6000000003079414947 About Germain Doucet
Following is a short biographical sketch of Germain Doucet, Sieur de Laverdure. It was printed in The Advertiser, page 8C, dated 10 August 1997, published in Lafayette, Louisiana (items in [ ] are added from other sources to help clarify information):

Germain DOUCET dit Laverdure [born about 1595], native of Couperans-in-Brie, France, arrived in Acadia in 1632 with the Commander Isaac de Razilly and Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. The King of France gave Razilly, a Knight in the Order of Malta, the task of retaking possession of the colony of Acadia from the English following the treaty of St-Germain-en-Laye, which returned Acadia to France. Two ships, the St-Jehan and the L'Esperance-in-Dieu, left from d'Auray in Brittany on the 23rd of July, 1632. Germain Doucet was an officer [a Major (Captain of Arms)] among the small group of soldiers that accompanied this mission.

Doucet apparently was accompanied by his wife, Marguerite [see note below] and his son, Pierre, and his daughter, Louise-Marguerite [or Marguerite-Louise-Judith]. The family landed first at La Heve [La Have], where Germain assisted in the construction of Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grace. [Note: The name of Germain's wife is unknown. See information about his wife in Generation I of the genealogical data.]

Within three months of their arrival, Razilly sent d'Aulnay to retake Port Royal, which was still occupied by the English. Doucet, who would always be d'Aulnay's faithful friend, accompanied him on this mission. At Port Royal, those English colonists who wanted to leave the colony and return to England were boarded on the St-Jehan and sent first to La Heve. Germain Doucet then accompanied the St-Jehan to England to return the English colonists. From there, Doucet returned to France, where he met d'Aulnay aboard the Esperance- en-Dieu, and they returned to Acadia with new French colonists.

Later, in 1635, d'Aulnay was ordered to retake possession of Fort Pentagouet at the western limit of Acadia near the present day Castin, Maine, from the British. Once again, Germain Doucet accompanied d'Aulnay, this time with his family. D'Aulnay returned to Port Royal after the fort was retaken and left Doucet in command of a small garrison. The British soon sent a detachment from Plymouth, Mass., to try to retake the fort, but the French under the command of Germain Doucet, successfully repelled the attack.

Razilly was governor of but a part of Acadia. The rest of the colony was governed by Charles de La Tour. La Tour and Razilly coexisted in Acadia on peaceful terms, but in late 1635, Razilly died suddenly, leaving his position as governor of his part of the colony to his brother, Claude de Razilly. Unwilling to leave France, Claude de Razilly delegated his powers to Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. Soon after d'Aulnay succeeded to this post, relations with La Tour deteriorated, in part due to a confusing geographic division of the colony between the two governors by the King of France. By 1636, this quarrel had degenerated to open warfare, and La Tour demanded that d'Aulnay give up the post at Pentagouet, commanded by Doucet. D'Aulnay and Doucet refused to do so, and proceeded to make plans to reinforce the fort. A small party sent from Fort Pentagouet to Port Royal for provisions, which very well may have included the commander, Doucet, was captured by forces loyal to La Tour and held prisoner. But soon after, La Tour is defeated and captured following a naval engagement with the vessel of d'Aulnay.

In 1645, following the death of the commander, Isaac Pessely, Doucet was named commander of the garrison at Port Royal. By 1647, the forces loyal to d'Aulnay had consolidated their power over the colony, and La Tour was forced to take refuge in Quebec. However, in May 1650, d'Aulnay drowned when his canoe overturned in the Riviere du Moulin. D'Aulnay's widow, Jeanne de Mottin, and Germain Doucet executed d'Aulnay's possession.

In 1651, Jeanne de Mottin married her late husband's rival, Charles de La Tour, and through this marriage, La Tour retook power in the colony. Doucet signed as a witness to their marriage, and La Tour left him in command of the garrison at Port Royal.

In July 1654, despite the fact that England and France were at peace, Major Robert Sedgewick of Boston attacked and took La Tour's fort at Pentagouet, and proceeded immediately to lay siege to Port Royal. Doucet and his men resisted the attack for 16 days, however, faced with an opponent superior in numbers and armament, Doucet was finally forced to surrender Port Royal to Sedgewick and the English. Doucet and his wife were taken prisoner and returned to France, never to return to the New World.

---------------------------------------------- Germain DOUCET was born in 1596 in France. Germain DOUCET dit Sieur de La Verdure was a native of Couperans-en-Brie, near Paris. The name of his wife is unknown; it has been said that he was the brother-in-law of Jacques BOURGEOIS. His son Pierre was born in 1621 and his daughter Marguerite Louise in 1625, both in France. Presumably they came to Acadia with their father about 1632 when he entered the service of Charles d'AULNAY.

In 1640 he was a master-in-arms at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine) where he commanded the French fort with the rank of major. Germain enjoyed an especially close relationship with d'AULNAY who, in his will of January 20, 1649, instructed his wife to take care of Germain and his wife. He referred to him as "Germain DOUCET dict La Verdure, de la Paroisse de Couperna en Brie." In a codicil of February 20, 1649, d'AULNAY referred to one who should be continued in his job because of the fidelity and affection that he has always shown. LAUVRIERE (La Tragedie d'un Peuple, vol. 1, p. 496) believes that this was a reference to Pierre MELANSON, also known as Sieur de La Verdure, who was chef de la milice in the colony. After d'AULNAY drowned in 1650, Pierre MELANSON became the tutor of d'AULNAY's children, while Germain DOUCET became commandant of the fort at Port Royal. He held this position when SEDGWICK




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Germain's first wife (mother of his children) was European, NOT Amerindian. The confusion comes in that 2 of his children have Metis blood. But one child was born when he was not in Europe with his wife (unnamed daughter). Son Germain (supposedly adopted) could have been from same woman.

"The Passenger List of the Ship SAINT-JEHAN and the Acadian Origins," in FRENCH CANADIAN AND ACADIAN GENEALOGICAL REVIEW; 1600-1700; vol. 1, no. 1 (spring 1968); p. 71; sent by PERSI in Jun 1999. Germain DOUCET dit La Verdure was a brother-in-law of Jacques BOURGEOIS. However, since Jacques was only 16 at the time and NOT married, he would have had to have been a sister to Jacques, but Jacques was a bastard child -- and the sister would have been OLDER than Jacques by quite a bit. So this is a huge mystery.

The confusion comes in that 2 of Germain's children were likely adopted and were Amerindian.

Port Royale
Was the commander of the fort at Port Royale. Now called Annapolis Royal. On Augast 15 1654 Major Generald Robert Sedgwick captured the Fort. Germaine was sent back to France.

Title of Nobility ?
Sieur de La Verdure

Germain married Mrs. Doucet European haplotype T2A7B2 Doucet. [Group Sheet]