HELP! Grave has been located immigrant flag male ancestor  Pierre "Peter"  THÉRIAULT

  (b. 24 July 1803 Kamouraska, Lower Canada   d. January 1871 Saint-Barnabé, Mauricie Region, Quebec, Canada )  

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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 OUELLET

Pierre "Peter" was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1856.

Spouse(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 Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  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) 7 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 January 1871 in Saint-Barnabé, Mauricie Region, Quebec, Canada.

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)


Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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 MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT

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Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT married flag female ancestor 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:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor David THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) (b.27 February 1827, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 4 December 1879, Bridport, Vermont, USA)
m. Mathildée (Mathilda) CORBIÈRE 27 January 1852 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

flag male ancestor 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)

flag baby boy ancestor Joseph THERIAULT (b.28 February 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada   d. 11 March 1831, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada)

flag baby boy ancestor Jacques THERIAULT (b.18 August 1832, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada  d. 18 November 1833, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada)

flag male ancestor Narcisse THERIAULT (b.3 November 1833, Yamaska, Lower Canada   d. , )




Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT married Ancestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  female ancestor 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:

immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor 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)

immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor Gilbert THÉRIAULT (b.17 July 1841, Lacolle, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1928, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX 17 September 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor Jules THÉRIAULT (b.3 September 1843, Lacolle, Lower Canada   d. 4 April 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY 18 October 1863 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

flag baby girl ancestor Julienne THÉRIAULT (b.abt. 1846, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 30 March 1847, Lacolle, Lower Canada )

flag baby girl ancestor Rosalie THÉRIAULT (b.abt. 1848, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 26 August 1850, Lacolle, Lower Canada )

flag male ancestor Joseph THÉRIAULT (b.4 September 1848, Lacolle, Lower Canada   d. , )
m. Hermine TREMBLAY 24 August 1868 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  female ancestor Marie Delima THÉRIAULT (b.10 October 1851, Lacolle, Lower Canada   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 (Peter) PELOQUIN 2 January 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)


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birth1803 Birth
24 July 1803
Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1826 Marriage / Partner
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE 17 October 1826, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
David THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) was born 27 February 1827, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre "Peter" was 23 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT (TARIO) was born 10 August 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre "Peter" was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Birth of Child
Joseph THERIAULT was born 28 February 1831, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre "Peter" was 27 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Jacques THERIAULT was born 18 August 1832, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Pierre "Peter" was 29 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Narcisse THERIAULT was born 3 November 1833, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre "Peter" was 30 years old.
1833 Death of Child
Jacques THERIAULT died 18 November 1833, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Pierre "Peter" was 30 years old.
1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique EMERY dite CODERRE died 4 March 1834, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
1834 Birth of Child
Jeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) was born December 1834, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre "Peter" was 31 years old.
marriage1836 Marriage / Partner
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT 12 January 1836, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 32 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Birth of Child
Gilbert THÉRIAULT was born 17 July 1841, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Pierre "Peter" was 38 years old.
Invention 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 Child
Jules THÉRIAULT was born 3 September 1843, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Pierre "Peter" was 40 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
Joseph THÉRIAULT was born 4 September 1848, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Pierre "Peter" was 45 years old.
1850 Death of Child
Rosalie THÉRIAULT died 26 August 1850, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Pierre "Peter" was 47 years old.
1851 Birth of Child
Marie Delima THÉRIAULT was born 10 October 1851, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Pierre "Peter" was 48 years old.
marriage1851 Marriage of Child
Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT (TARIO) married 11 November 1851, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Julienne BAILLARGEON
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1852 Marriage of Child
David THÉRIAULT (TARRIO) married 27 January 1852, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Mathildée (Mathilda) CORBIÈRE
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1854 Marriage of Child
Jeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) married 10 October 1854, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle) to Octavie TREMBLAY
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
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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marriage1863 Marriage of Child
Jules 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
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
marriage1866 Marriage of Child
Gilbert THÉRIAULT married 17 September 1866, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Olympe Zepherine LAMOUREUX
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1868 Marriage of Child
Joseph THÉRIAULT married 24 August 1868, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Hermine TREMBLAY
death1871 Death
January 1871
Saint-Barnabé, Mauricie Region, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 67.

Pierre is buried at: Vieux Cimetière St François-Xavier-de-Madawaska Saint-François de Madawaska, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
Added: - Updated: 1/27/2024 1:24:53 PM

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