The Doucette house is a fine example of an old Acadian home.It was located at Cybria on Grand-Pere Point.

During the years 1772-1792, there was no church or building in Rustico judged appropriate for the holding of services, however, it has been said that during one of the visits of Father McDonald to Rustico, Mass was celebrated in the Doucette house. It is probably one of the oldest houses in Rustico, if not in the whole island. Shortly after the death of Father McDonald. Bishop Desglis of Quebec commissioned Jean Doucette "Le Vieux Jean", an Acadian of Rustico to perform marriages and administer baptisms throughout the island until a new Priest could be found.

The Doucette family was one of the original settlers of Rustico, established after the beginning of British colonial rule.

The house has been moved temporarily and will be restored to its original condition.

This little village of Mount-Carmel was settled in October 1812, when Acadian families moved from Malpeque Bay to resettle in this area.

They named this location Grand Ruisseau when they disembarked in the aftermath of their twenty-mile trek from Malpeque.

The first pioneer families were those of Paul Arsenault and Jean-Baptiste Gallant, one of the first Acadian to settle permanently his family on Ile Saint-Jean, now Prince Edward Island, in 1720.

Paul Arsenault married first, Anne Chaisson, who gave him three children while his second wife, Claire Brun, bore him ten other children.

Jean-Baptiste Gallant was the grandson of Michel Hache-Gallant, the first Acadian to settle permanently his family on Ile Saint-Jean. Jean-Baptiste married Helene Richard who bore him 5 girls and a boy named Charles. His second marriage was to a widow Marie Goguen.

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