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Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT was born 24 July 1803 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT was the child of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Madeleine-Rosalie NADEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre THÉRIAULT and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN (maternal) Gabriel NADEAU and Marie-Rose OUELLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre "Peter" married Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE 17 October 1826 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE was born 22 October 1804 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Angélique died 4 March 1834 in Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Marie EMERY dit CODERRE and Geneviève MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.
Pierre "Peter" married (2) Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT 12 January 1836 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT was born 21 July 1813 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie Marguerite "Margaret" died 18 December 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS.
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT died 8 January 1871
Came from St. Bernard, Lacolle, Canada to Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1855. Source: Repetoire of Marriages, Southbridge, Massachusetts
He is very likely my first ancestor to arrive in Southbridge.
buried January 8, 1871
(burial witnessed by Louis Chasse & Michel Lang)
possibly died somewhere in Quebec - unable to locate death information
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT
[Hide/Show]Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT married 
Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE-- Date: 17 October 1826 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE was the child of François-Marie EMERY dit CODERRE and Geneviève MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE:
David THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) (b.27 February 1827, Québec, Lower Canada d. 4 December 1879, Bridport, Vermont, USA)
m. Mathildée (Mathilda) CORBIÈRE 27 January 1852 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT (TARIO) (b.10 August 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1875, Port Henry, Essex, New York, USA)
m. Julienne BAILLARGEON 11 November 1851 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Joseph THERIAULT (b.28 February 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 11 March 1831, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada)
Jacques THERIAULT (b.18 August 1832, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada d. 18 November 1833, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada)
Narcisse THERIAULT (b.3 November 1833, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT married
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT-- Date: 12 January 1836 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS
Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadie, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT:
Jeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) (b.December 1834, Québec, Lower Canada d. 1 October 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Octavie TREMBLAY 10 October 1854 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Phebe THERIAULT (THERRIEN) (b.25 April 1837, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 21 January 1842, Napierville, Canada East )
Rosalie THERIAULT (THERRIEN) (b.27 April 1839, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 24 August 1850, Lacolle, Canada East )
Gilbert THÉRIAULT (b.17 July 1841, Napierville, Canada East d. abt. 1928, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX 17 September 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Jules THÉRIAULT (b.3 September 1843, Lacolle, Canada East d. 4 April 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY 18 October 1863 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Julienne THÉRIAULT (b.29 August 1846, Saint-Valentin, Canada East d. 30 March 1847, Lacolle, Canada East )
Joseph THÉRIAULT (b.4 September 1848, Lacolle, Canada East d. , )
m. Hermine TREMBLAY 24 August 1868 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie Delima THÉRIAULT (b.10 October 1851, Lacolle, Canada East d. 26 August 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis George Marie LECLAIR 17 April 1872 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 15 July 1876 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
m. Pierre PELOQUIN 2 January 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Etienne THERIAULT (b.3 May 1854, Lacolle, Canada East d. , )
Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE-- Date: 17 October 1826 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE was the child of François-Marie EMERY dit CODERRE and Geneviève MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE:
David THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) (b.27 February 1827, Québec, Lower Canada d. 4 December 1879, Bridport, Vermont, USA)m. Mathildée (Mathilda) CORBIÈRE 27 January 1852 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT (TARIO) (b.10 August 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1875, Port Henry, Essex, New York, USA)m. Julienne BAILLARGEON 11 November 1851 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Joseph THERIAULT (b.28 February 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 11 March 1831, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada) Jacques THERIAULT (b.18 August 1832, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada d. 18 November 1833, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada) Narcisse THERIAULT (b.3 November 1833, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT married
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT-- Date: 12 January 1836 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS
Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadie, Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT:
Jeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) (b.December 1834, Québec, Lower Canada d. 1 October 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Octavie TREMBLAY 10 October 1854 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Phebe THERIAULT (THERRIEN) (b.25 April 1837, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 21 January 1842, Napierville, Canada East ) Rosalie THERIAULT (THERRIEN) (b.27 April 1839, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 24 August 1850, Lacolle, Canada East ) Gilbert THÉRIAULT (b.17 July 1841, Napierville, Canada East d. abt. 1928, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX 17 September 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Jules THÉRIAULT (b.3 September 1843, Lacolle, Canada East d. 4 April 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY 18 October 1863 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Julienne THÉRIAULT (b.29 August 1846, Saint-Valentin, Canada East d. 30 March 1847, Lacolle, Canada East ) Joseph THÉRIAULT (b.4 September 1848, Lacolle, Canada East d. , )m. Hermine TREMBLAY 24 August 1868 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie Delima THÉRIAULT (b.10 October 1851, Lacolle, Canada East d. 26 August 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Louis George Marie LECLAIR 17 April 1872 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 15 July 1876 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
m. Pierre PELOQUIN 2 January 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Etienne THERIAULT (b.3 May 1854, Lacolle, Canada East d. , )
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1803 Birth 24 July 1803
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
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1803 Baptism. St-Louis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1826 Marriage / PartnerPierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE 17 October 1826, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 23 years old.
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1826 Marriage. St-Michel, Yamaska, PQ.
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
1827 Birth of ChildDavid THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) was born 27 February 1827, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre "Peter" was 23 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildPierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT (TARIO) was born 10 August 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Pierre "Peter" was 24 years old.
1831 Birth of ChildJoseph THERIAULT was born 28 February 1831, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Pierre "Peter" was 27 years old.
1832 Birth of ChildJacques THERIAULT was born 18 August 1832, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
Pierre "Peter" was 29 years old.
1833 Birth of ChildNarcisse THERIAULT was born 3 November 1833, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Pierre "Peter" was 30 years old.
1833 Death of ChildJacques THERIAULT died 18 November 1833, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
Pierre "Peter" was 30 years old.
1834 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE died 4 March 1834, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
1834 Birth of ChildJeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) was born December 1834, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre "Peter" was 31 years old.
1836 Marriage / PartnerPierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT 12 January 1836, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 32 years old.
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1836 Marriage. Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadia, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1837 Birth of ChildPhebe THERIAULT (THERRIEN) was born 25 April 1837, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Pierre "Peter" was 33 years old.
1839 Birth of ChildRosalie THERIAULT (THERRIEN) was born 27 April 1839, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Pierre "Peter" was 35 years old.
1841 Birth of ChildGilbert THÉRIAULT was born 17 July 1841, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Pierre "Peter" was 38 years old.
1842 Death of ChildPhebe THERIAULT (THERRIEN) died 21 January 1842, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Pierre "Peter" was 38 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of ChildJules THÉRIAULT was born 3 September 1843, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" was 40 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Birth of ChildJulienne THÉRIAULT was born 29 August 1846, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Pierre "Peter" was 43 years old.
1847 Death of ChildJulienne THÉRIAULT died 30 March 1847, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" was 43 years old.
1848 Birth of ChildJoseph THÉRIAULT was born 4 September 1848, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" was 45 years old.
1850 Death of ChildRosalie THERIAULT (THERRIEN) died 24 August 1850, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" was 47 years old.
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Pierre Theriault & family
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 Birth of ChildMarie Delima THÉRIAULT was born 10 October 1851, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" was 48 years old.
1851 Marriage of ChildPierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT (TARIO) married 11 November 1851, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Julienne BAILLARGEON
1852 Marriage of ChildDavid THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) married 27 January 1852, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Mathildée (Mathilda) CORBIÈRE
1854 Birth of ChildEtienne THERIAULT was born 3 May 1854, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Pierre "Peter" was 50 years old.
1854 Marriage of ChildJeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) married 10 October 1854, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Octavie TREMBLAY
1855
Pierre Theriault come to Southbridge from Lacolle.
"Histoire des Franco-Américains de Southbridge, Massachusetts" by Félix Gatineau, Framingham, MA: Lakeview Press, 1919
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Pierre Theriault come to Southbridge from Lacolle.
"Histoire des Franco-Américains de Southbridge, Massachusetts" by Félix Gatineau, Framingham, MA: Lakeview Press, 1919
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1860 Southbridge, MA
NOTE: Not positive these are the right people
Peter Perry or Terry, age 48, day laborer, b. Canada
Margaret, age 48, b. Canada
Gilbert, age 14 or 19, works in factory, b. Canada
Jerry?, age 16, works in factory, b. Canada
Joseph, age 11, works in factory, b. Canada
Emily, age 8, b. Canada
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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NOTE: Not positive these are the right people
Peter Perry or Terry, age 48, day laborer, b. Canada
Margaret, age 48, b. Canada
Gilbert, age 14 or 19, works in factory, b. Canada
Jerry?, age 16, works in factory, b. Canada
Joseph, age 11, works in factory, b. Canada
Emily, age 8, b. Canada
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1863 Marriage of ChildJules THÉRIAULT married 18 October 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY
1865 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Peter Thereo, 63, b. Canada, married, laborer
Margaret Thereo, 52, b. Canada, married
Delema Thereo, 13, b. Canada, single
1865 Massachusetts Census
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Peter Thereo, 63, b. Canada, married, laborer
Margaret Thereo, 52, b. Canada, married
Delema Thereo, 13, b. Canada, single
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Marriage of ChildGilbert THÉRIAULT married 17 September 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Marriage of ChildJoseph THÉRIAULT married 24 August 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Hermine TREMBLAY
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