The Duquette surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,429 people carried this name — #7,514 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,263 in 2000.

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In print

Duquette in American newspapers,
1891–1904.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Duquette
New-york Tribune 1904-11-13
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Duquette
New-york Tribune 1904-11-13
Newspaper page from The Sunday Herald And Weekly National Intelligencer carrying the name Duquette
The Sunday Herald And Weekly National Intelligencer 1891-12-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,270 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Duquette,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Duquette
    Charles Duquette 1869–1937 · politician
  • Omer A. Duquette
    Omer A. Duquette 1916–1942 · military personnel
  • Jean A. Duquette 1853–1902 · musician
  • Ellsworth Duquette 1862–1922
  • Raoul Duquette 1879–1962 · music educator
  • Oscar Duquette 1896–1965 · police officer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Duquette,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States425 records

425 records of the Duquette name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 162
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 134
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 63
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Leo Joseph Duquette

    Born 1931; from Lucas County, Ohio. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Lake Township Cemetery, Millbury, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leward E. Duquette

    Born 1914 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Northfield, Vermont; weaver from Washington County, Vermont. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Calvary Cemetery, Northfield, Vermont.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record David E. Duquette

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 1988; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 425 records for Duquette in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Duquette name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Camille Andre Duquette

    Buried in 1989 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Paul Oscar Duquette

    Died 1972 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Frederick Albert Duquette

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Duquette in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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