Germain Doucet

Germain Doucet, dit Sieur de la Verdure (born 1595 near Coupérans-en-Brie, France-death date unknown) was a French commandant in both Maine and Acadia, and the progenitor of the surname Doucet 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 a master of arms at the settlement and fort of Pentagouet (now Castine, Maine) as a major. After the death of d'Aulnay in 1650, Doucet became a commandant serving at the important French fort of Port 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. [cite book|last=Cyr|first=Leo George|title=A History & Genealogy of Our Family, a Branch of the Sire (Cyr) Family in the New World|publisher=L.G. Cyr|year=1985]

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