Other Events:

• Name: Joseph Ducat
• _UID: 4B11C68E041C4DFB9455F1665853EAC3B079
• City Directory: 1855, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Fort H
• City Directory: 1856, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Fort H
• City Directory: 1857, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Fort E
• City Directory: 1859, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Fort E.
• City Directory: 1861, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Pine near Ballivar
• City Directory: 1862, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 62 Pine
• Land: 29 Mar 1862, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Land: 1 Sep 1863, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Land: 1 Sep 1863, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• City Directory: 1865, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 62 Guoin
• City Directory: 1866, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 62 Pine
• Will: 25 Sep 1867, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; of Joseph Duquette
• Burial: 30 Sep 1867, Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Probate: 10 Oct 1867, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Notes:

(Research):1861 - Detroit City Directory - Ancestry.com (88)
page152
Dusequett, Jos, lab, Pine near Ballivar
1862 - Detroit City Directory - Ancestry.com (93)
page 192
Duquett, Joseph, drayman, h 62 Pine
1866 - Detroit City Directory - Ancestry.com
Duquette, Joseph, drayman, h 62 Pine

Birth:
noted age at marriage 37 years (1823)
noted age at burial 46 years (1821)

City Directory:
Duquette Joseph, drayman Fort H

City Directory:
Duquette Joseph, drayman Fort H

City Directory:
Ducet, Joseph, drayman, - Fort E.

City Directory:
Duquette, Joseph, drayman, Fort E.

City Directory:
Dusequett Jos, lab, Pine near Ballivar

City Directory:
Duquett Joseph, drayman, h 62 Pine

Land:
Wayne County Register of Deeds, Book 45, page 40 (Library of Michigan)
Duquette, Joseph of Detroit, pur. fr. William S. More and w. Huldah of Detroit, Mar. 29, 1862, the E. half of lot 13, subd. of Riopelle Farm in Detroit. Witnesses: Chas Crosman and Ducan MacKay. Reg.: Henry M. Wittelsey. Rec. Apr 8, 1862


Land:
Wayne County Register of Deeds, Book 50, page 129 (Library of Michigan)
MacDonell, Marcella of Detroit, pur. fr. Joseph Duquette and w. Clarissa of Detroit, Sept. 1, 1863, the E. half of lot 13, S. side of Gouin Street, Riopelle Farm in Detroit; subject to a mortgage payable to William S. More. Witnesses: Duncan Mackay and Magdalen Mackay. Reg.: E. N.

Land:
Wayne County Register of Deeds, Book 50, page 50 (Library of Michigan)
Duquette, Clarissa of Detroit, pur. fr. Marcella McDonell of Detroit, Sept. 1, 1863, the E. half of lot 13, S. side of Gouin Street on Riopelle Farm in Detroit; subject to a certain mortgage to William S. More. Witnessess: Duncan Mackay and Magdelen MacKay. Reg.: E. N. Lacroix. Rec. Sept 2, 1863

City Directory:
Duquet, Joseph, wood dealer, h 62 Guoin

City Directory:
Duquette, Joseph, drayman, h. 62 Pine

Will:
In the name of God, Amen,
I, Joseph Duquette of the City of Detroit, County of Wayne and State of Michigan of the age of forty nine years and being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and delcare this my last will and testament, that is to say,
I give and bequeath to my wife, Clara Duquette, all the property and effects real and personal which I may ? seized and possessed of; and I hereby appoint my said wife sole exectrix of this, my last will and testament.
In writing where of I have hereto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven.

His mark X Joseph Duquette

The above instrument consisting of one sheet, was at the date thereof, signed, sealed published and declared by the said Joseph Duquette as and for his last will and testament in presence of us, who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Luentius H. Cobb
Wm McCullough
Theodore A McGraw
Sworen proven Nov 5th 1867

Burial:
Section F, lot 75, Harvey/Stay plot
(grave - name - age - interment)
1 - Joseph Duquette, 46 y, Sept 30, 1867
2 - Elizabeth Harvey, 14 m, Jan 15, 1868
3 - Thomas Sweeney - 1/2 hr, Sept 7, 1869
4 - P. H. Delaney - 27 y, Dec 22, 1869
5 - Thomas Sweeney - 35 y, Jan 16, 1871
6 - William J. Sweeney - 7 w, Apr 8, 1871
7 - Ludwine Leonard, 90 y, June 20, 1883
8 - Ellen McMahon, 11 y, Feb 27, 1885
9 - Clara Sweeney, 49 y, June 9, 1887
10 - John Stay, 38 y, Jan 12, 1888
11 - Thomas A. E. Harvey, 20 y, Jan 17, 1890
12 - Mary E McGarry, 5 d, June 10, 1890
13 - Joseph Sweeney, 53 y, Mar 3, 1894
14 - Philomene I. McGarry, 3 m, July 21, 1894
15 - Thomas G. Harvey, 72 y, Feb 27, 1900
16 - Ann McMahon, 53 y, Dec 1, 1904
17 - Edna E. Valliere, 4 m, July 24, 1905
18 - Carl Harvey, 2 y, July 14, 1914
19 - Ellen D. Harvey, 70 y, May 19, 1915
20 - Mary Harvey, 1 y, Oct 17, 1917
21 - Thomas Harvey, 3 y, Oct 17 1917
22 - Wilhelmina Harvey, 35 y, Oct 17, 1917
23 - Geo. D. Harvey, 51 y, Mar 31, 1923
24 - Ada C. Bowman, 7 y, May 8, 1928
25 - Ada C. Bowman, 7 y, Dec 28, 1928

Probate:
Probate Rec. of Wayne Co., Book 5 (Library of Michigan)
nbr 5528
Duquette, Joseph of Detroit
filed Oct 10, 1867
Petitioner and extr'x: Clarisa Duquette, Estate $2,00 or thereabouts. Beneificiary: Clarisa Duquette (wid). Witnesses: Lucretius H. Cobb, Wm. McCullough and Theodore A. McGraw. Henry W. Deare, Judge of Probate.
____________________________________
Nbr. 5528
Joseph Duquette, dec.
The Petition of Mrs. Clara Duqette who is of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, of the County of Wayne respectfully shews:
That Joseph Duquette late of Detroit in said County of Wayne departe this life in said City of Detroit on Saturday the 28th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven leaving a last Will and Testament, as your petitioner is informed and verily believes
That deceased was, at and immediately previous to his death, an inhabitant of said County of Wayne and the he was possessed of Real & Personal Estate, situate and being in the County of Wayne to be administrated, and that the estimated value thereof is the sum of two thousand dollars or thereabout as your petitioner is informed and verily believes.
And your petitioner further shews that the names and residence of the heirs at law of said deceased, and other persons interested in his estate, are as follows:
Your petitioner widow of deceased Residence Detroit Mich 62 Pine Street
Your petitioner therefore prays that all persons interested in said estate may be duly cited as required by law, and as to this Court may seem proper, that said Last Will & Testament may be admitted to Probate that adminisration of said estate may be granted to the executive in said Will named and that such other and further order and proceedings may be had in the premises as may be required by the statutes in such case made and provided.
Dated Detroit October 10th 1867
Signed Clarisa Duquette

Buried:
Section F, lot 75, grave 1 - Harvey/Stay plot

St. Peter & Paul Church records - 7 Apr 1975 by Alyce Gauthier
Joseph Duquette was buried from St. Peter and Paul Church on 30 September 1867, husband of Clare Leonard.

Joseph married Clarisa "Clara" Leonard on 1 May 1860 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Clarisa (daughter of Peter Leonard and Lavinia Carman) was born on 4 Mar 1836 in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, United States; was christened on 13 Feb 1862 in Detroit (Sts. Peter & Paul Jesuit), Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 6 Jun 1887 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 9 Jun 1887 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Noted in Alyce Gauthier files -
Wayne Co. Marriages, 1860 File, V. 3, p. 124
Joseph Ducat, 37, Detroit, and
Clara Leonard, 26, Detroit,
May 1, 1860, at Detroit
by Stephen P Purdy, J.P.
John Burns and Rachael Burns, Detroit, witnesses