Marie Anne RICHARD

(b. 8 October 1671 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 9 May 1745 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )

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Marie Anne RICHARD was born 8 October 1671 in Port Royal, Acadia

Marie Anne RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Radegonde LAMBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie Anne married Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 10 MAY 1685 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born abt. 1662 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Germain died 29 July 1737 in Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia). Germain was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Marie Anne RICHARD died 9 May 1745 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .
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Marie Anne RICHARD married

Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)-- Date: 10 MAY 1685 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

"GERMAIN TERRIOT is our direct ancestor. He was born about 1662 in Port Royal and married our foremother ANNE RICHARD in 1686 at the settlement of Riviere-aux-Canards in Acadia. Anne Richard was the daughter of Michel Richard dit Sancoucy and Madeleine Blanchard of Port Royale. The couple had at least 13 children."

Source: A Canadian Family Through the Generations: Theriault
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"# GERMAIN TERRIOT was born in 1662 in Port Royal, Acadie. He married ANNE RICHARD (also of Port Royal) in 1686 at the settlement of Riviere-aux-Canards in Acadia.
# ANNE RICHARD’s parents were Michel Richard dit Sancoucy and Madeleine Blanchard. Michel Richard had arrived in Acadia about 1652 and had married Madeleine Blanchard about 1656.The couple had nine children besides Marie-Anne herself.
# GERMAIN TERRIOT died after October 27th, 1730 in Acadie, while ANNE RICHARD died on May 9th, 1745 in Grand Pre. The couple had 13 children."

Source: A Canadian Family Through the Generations: Theriault
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Children of Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie Anne RICHARD:

Claude THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1687, Canard, Acadie d. 8 May 1730, Canard, Acadie )
m. Marguerite CORMIER 12 April 1710 in Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1690, Canard, Acadie d. 1 December 1751, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Madeleine BOURG 13 October 1712 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jacques THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1691, Canard, Acadie d. abt. 1725, )
m. Marie Marguerite LEBLANC 2 October 1713 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
m. Marie ROBICHAUD 3 June 1726

Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.13 May 1693, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 23 January 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON) 8 November 1712 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Pierre THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1694, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. 8 December 1758, At Sea*)

Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1695, Canard, Acadie d. August 1761, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Marguerite MELANÇON (MELANSON) 1720 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1698, , Acadia, Canada d. , )

Hilarion THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1701, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1714, , Acadia, Canada )

Francois THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1703, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1758, At Sea*)

Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1704, , Acadia, Canada d. 6 January 1767, Charlottetown, St. John's Island )

Anne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1705, Canard, Acadie d. abt. 1759, Miramichi, Acadia )
m. René LEBLANC 14 October 1721 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1706, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. , Southampton, Hampshire, England)
m. Jean Jacques LEBLANC 1725 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marie Josephe THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada d. 13 December 1758, At Sea*)

Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.8 June 1709, Canard, Acadie d. 17 September 1756, Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Territory of Orleans)
m. René BLANCHARD 9 July 1726 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Elisabeth Isabelle THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.February 1710, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. , )

Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) (b.abt. 1713, Canard, Acadie d. 30 July 1737, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )
m. Marguerite BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 16 November 1734 in Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

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1671 Birth
8 October 1671
Port Royal, Acadia

1671 Port Royal
Michel RICHARD, 41, wife Madeleine BLANCHARD 28; Children Rene 14, Pierre 10, Martin 6, Alexandre 3, Catherine 8, Anne and Magdeleine 5 weeks; cattle 15, sheep 14.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1685 Marriage / Partner
Marie Anne RICHARD and Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 10 MAY 1685, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

She was 13 years old.

1686 Port Royal
Germain TERRIOT 23, Anne RICHARD his wife 15; 1 gun, 6 arpents, 6 cattle, 8 sheep.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Minas
Germain TERRIOT 30, Anne RICHARD 20, Claude 7, Jean 3, Jacques 1 1/ 2; 12 cattle, 12 shep, 12 pigs, 8 arpents, 1 gun
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Birth of Child
Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born 13 May 1693, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marie Anne was 21 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1709 Birth of Child
Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born 8 June 1709, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

Marie Anne was 37 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Elisabeth Isabelle THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born February 1710, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marie Anne was 38 years old.

1710 Marriage of Child
Claude THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 12 April 1710, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia) to Marguerite CORMIER

1712 Marriage of Child
Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 13 October 1712, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Madeleine BOURG

1712 Marriage of Child
Marie Catherine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 8 November 1712, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Pierre Paul MELANÇON (MELANSON)

1713 Marriage of Child
Jacques THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 2 October 1713, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Marie Marguerite LEBLANC

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage of Child
Anne THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 14 October 1721, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to René LEBLANC

1726 Marriage of Child
Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 9 July 1726, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to René BLANCHARD

1730 Death of Child
Claude THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) died 8 May 1730, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

Marie Anne was 58 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) married 16 November 1734, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia) to Marguerite BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

1737 Death of Spouse/Partner
Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) died 29 July 1737, Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia)

1737 Death of Child
Germain THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) died 30 July 1737, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marie Anne was 65 years old.

1745 Death
9 May 1745
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

She died at the age of 73.

Marie Anne RICHARD - The Old Road, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia

The Old Road, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia

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Marie is buried at: St-Charles-aux-Mines de la Grande Pré

Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)
From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ~nskings/ cemetery.grandpre.html

Added: - Updated: 7/7/2025 4:59:44 PM