case file · person #24

Joseph Celestin Doucet

born exact1809 · St. Landry Parish LA · died 1872 · Church Point, Acadia Parish LA · line: DOUCET

Existence: found (VERY HIGH)

Family links

LinkPersonHow sureWhy
child ofJoseph "of Atakapas" Doucet 1776maybe (CORRECTED)gen-skip fix 2026-06-21: re-routed through Joseph of Atakapas 1776-1840
parent ofCharles Doucet 1846maybe (JSON heir list)
spouse ofMarie Carmelite Richard 1811found (DOCUMENTED)

What the records say

AboutWhat the record saysHow sureRecord
birth year1809found (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
birth placeSt. Landry Parish LAfound (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
death year1879found (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
documented byMFP7-LDCfound (VERY HIGH)Joseph Doucet 1860 Census
key sources1860 Census (MFP7-LDC), 10+ convergent evidence pointsfound (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
research:schedule rows[{"row":1,"sex":"Female","age_1860":24,"color":"Black","birth_year_est":"~1836","age_1870":"~34","age_1880":"~44"},{"row":2,"sex":"Male","age_1860":22,"color":"Mulatto","birth_year_est":"~1838","age_1870":"~32","age_1880":"~42"},{"row":3,"sex":"Female","age_1860":5,"color":"Black","birth_year_est":"~1855","age_1870":"~15","age_1880":"~25"}]maybe (research-2026-05-18)Gap #1 research: 1860 Doucet slave schedule (NARA M653 R431)
research:enslaver identification refinement{"celeste_doucet_on_1860_schedule":"Confirmed as Céleste Bellard (b. 1777), widow of Joseph Doucet fils (d. November 1840). She was the MOTHER of Joseph Celestin Doucet III (b. 26 Sep 1809, d. 13 Apr 1872 at Church Point). Source: Acadians in Gray genealogy site (acadiansingray.com, Appendices-ATLAL-DOUCET), corroborated by WikiTree Doucet-784.","geographic_location_1860":"Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana — Grand Coteau / Church Point / Plaisance / Plaquemine Brûlé area (northwest St. Landry). The Doucets settled near the headwaters of Bayou Plaquemine Brûlé from Pierre Doucet fils + Therese Brimaybe (research-2026-05-18)Gap #1 research: 1860 Doucet slave schedule (NARA M653 R431)
deathd.13 Apr 1872 Church Point, Acadia Parish LA (corrects prior 1879); buried Old Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church Cemetery, Find A Grave #209612067maybe (HIGH)WikiTree Doucet-784 — Joseph Celestin Doucet
death year supersededClaim #97 (death 1879, compiled tree) is SUPERSEDED by d. 13 Apr 1872 Church Point (Find a Grave 209612067), already the engine's reading.ruled out (WITHDRAWN (superseded))source held by the researcher

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