Marie Marguerite "Margaret"
SURPRENANT
(b.
21 July 1813
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
d.
18 December 1889
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT was born 21 July 1813 in La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROBERT (maternal) Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEUMarie Marguerite "Margaret" was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1856.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" married Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT 12 January 1836 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT was born 24 July 1803 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Pierre "Peter" died 8 January 1871 Pierre "Peter" was the child of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Madeleine-Rosalie NADEAU.
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT died 18 December 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
Came from St. Bernard, Lacolle, Canada to Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1855. Source: Repetoire of Marriages, Southbridge, Massachusetts
Surprenant Name Meaning
French Canadian: altered form under the influence of the French vocabulary word surprenant ‘surprising’ of French Supernant a topographic name denoting a dwelling above a valley or stream (from Latin super above + Gaulish nant ‘valley stream’). Compare Supernaw Suprenant and Surprise.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames: Suprenant, Current, Prenatt, Sargent, Surgeon, Soprano, Present
Surprenant (Gascon - Basque)
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Family and Children of Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT
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Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT-- 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
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT was the child of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Madeleine-Rosalie NADEAU
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. , )
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT-- 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
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT was the child of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Madeleine-Rosalie NADEAU
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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1813 Birth 21 July 1813
La Prairie, Lower Canada
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1813 Baptism. St-Phillipe, LaPrairie, Quebec, Canada.
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1834 Birth of ChildJeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) was born December 1834, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 21 years old.
1836 Marriage / PartnerMarie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT and Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT 12 January 1836, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
She was 22 years old.
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1836 Marriage. Ste-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadia, Canada
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1837 Birth of ChildPhebe THERIAULT (THERRIEN) was born 25 April 1837, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 23 years old.
1839 Birth of ChildRosalie THERIAULT (THERRIEN) was born 27 April 1839, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 25 years old.
1841 Birth of ChildGilbert THÉRIAULT was born 17 July 1841, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 28 years old.
1842 Death of ChildPhebe THERIAULT (THERRIEN) died 21 January 1842, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 28 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)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 30 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
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 33 years old.
1847 Death of ChildJulienne THÉRIAULT died 30 March 1847, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 33 years old.
1848 Birth of ChildJoseph THÉRIAULT was born 4 September 1848, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 35 years old.
1850 Death of ChildRosalie THERIAULT (THERRIEN) died 24 August 1850, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 37 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)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 38 years old.
1854 Birth of ChildEtienne THERIAULT was born 3 May 1854, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
Marie Marguerite "Margaret" was 40 years old.
1854 Marriage of ChildJeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) married 10 October 1854, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Octavie TREMBLAY
1860 Southbridge, MA
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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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
1870 Southbridge, MA
The 1870 US Census shows a Jerry Terrio, age 37, living in Southbridge, MA. He is a fireman. Living with him are: Octavia, 35, keeping house; Margaret, 57, at home; Delia (is this Delima?), 18, works in a cotton mill; Ramie (male), age 14, works in a cotton mill; Eliza, age 13, works in a cotton mill; Henry, age 11, works in a cotton mill; Emery, age 7, at home; Delia, age 3, at home; Maud, age 2, at home; Clifford, age 2/ 12, at home. The younger Delia, Maud and Clifford were born in MA. The rest were born in Canada.
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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The 1870 US Census shows a Jerry Terrio, age 37, living in Southbridge, MA. He is a fireman. Living with him are: Octavia, 35, keeping house; Margaret, 57, at home; Delia (is this Delima?), 18, works in a cotton mill; Ramie (male), age 14, works in a cotton mill; Eliza, age 13, works in a cotton mill; Henry, age 11, works in a cotton mill; Emery, age 7, at home; Delia, age 3, at home; Maud, age 2, at home; Clifford, age 2/ 12, at home. The younger Delia, Maud and Clifford were born in MA. The rest were born in Canada.
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1872 Marriage of ChildMarie Delima THÉRIAULT married 17 April 1872, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Louis George Marie LECLAIR
1876 Marriage of ChildMarie Delima THÉRIAULT married 15 July 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph TREMBLAY
1880 Foster St., Southbridge, MA
The 1880 US Census shows Jerry Tarreo, widowed, age 47, living on Foster Street in Southbridge, MA. He is a boiler tender. Living with him are: son, Emery, age 18, works in cotton mill; daughter, Delia, age 14, works in cotton mill; son, Clifford, age 10, at school; son, Edmund, age 8, at school; mother, Margaret, age 77, keeping house.
Living next to them are: Augustus Trombley, age 24, works in cotton mill; wife, Delia, age 23, keeping house. Is this Delima? NOTE: All of the family members over the age of 18 cannot read or write.
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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The 1880 US Census shows Jerry Tarreo, widowed, age 47, living on Foster Street in Southbridge, MA. He is a boiler tender. Living with him are: son, Emery, age 18, works in cotton mill; daughter, Delia, age 14, works in cotton mill; son, Clifford, age 10, at school; son, Edmund, age 8, at school; mother, Margaret, age 77, keeping house.
Living next to them are: Augustus Trombley, age 24, works in cotton mill; wife, Delia, age 23, keeping house. Is this Delima? NOTE: All of the family members over the age of 18 cannot read or write.
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Marriage of ChildMarie Delima THÉRIAULT married 2 January 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Pierre PELOQUIN
1889 Death - Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marguerite Therian d. 18 Dec 1889 Southbridge, Massachusetts - wife of Peter, parents listed as Peter and Flavie? Florian? Germain, both born in Canada
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Marguerite Therian d. 18 Dec 1889 Southbridge, Massachusetts - wife of Peter, parents listed as Peter and Flavie? Florian? Germain, both born in Canada
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Obituary
'DIED - In Southbridge, Dec 18, Margeret Theriault, aged 78 years.'
The Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, Thursday, December 19, 1889
'DIED - In Southbridge, Dec 18, Margeret Theriault, aged 78 years.'
The Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, Thursday, December 19, 1889
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