Pierre THÉRIAULT

Born

abt. 1742 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

4 August 1801 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Age: 59

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Paul THÉRIAULT Anne Marie HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Paul THÉRIAULT

Mother: Anne Marie HÉBERT

Paternal grandparents: Claude THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) , Marguerite CORMIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HÉBERT dit LAPRADE , Marie Josephte BELOU

Pierre was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Pierre married Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 20 January 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was born 11 October 1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Louise-Geneviève died 22 March 1823 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise-Geneviève was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE.

Pierre THÉRIAULT died 4 August 1801 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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.

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Spouse & Children of Pierre THÉRIAULT

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Pierre THÉRIAULT married

Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN
Marriage date: 20 January 1766
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE

Marriage notes:

"Côté. PIERRE TERRIOT, 1742, fils de Paul et d'Anne Hébert, marié à Rivière-

Ouelle, le 20 janvier 1766, à Louise-Geneviève Gauvin, fille d'Étienne. ..."

Source:

Title Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens: Beaubassin, Amherst, Nouvelle-Ecosse Grand-Pré, Nouvelle-Ecosse

Volume 3 of Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens, Bona Arsenault

Author Bona Arsenault

Publisher Leméac, 1978

Original from the University of Virginia

Digitized May 12, 2008

ISBN 0776150308, 9780776150307

Length 2645 pages

Page 1068

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN

Pierre-Paul THÉRIAULT

Born: 3 April 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1819, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise DANCOSSE 4 October 1790 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Theotiste ROUSSEAU 12 January 1801 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne THÉRIAULT

Born: 1 April 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 December 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte THÉRIAULT

Born: 25 July 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 July 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph THÉRIAULT

Born: 17 January 1771, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 August 1801, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose MICHAUD 28 January 1793 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Andre THÉRIAULT

Born: 2 September 1772, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1772, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT

Born: 12 December 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 March 1856, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES 8 February 1796 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste THÉRIAULT

Born: 19 June 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 June 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre THÉRIAULT

Born: 5 November 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 December 1830, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine-Rosalie NADEAU 18 October 1802 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste THÉRIAULT

Born: 6 April 1778, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 May 1778, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique THÉRIAULT

Born: 20 May 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 July 1859, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Charles-François PROULX 14 October 1805 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre THÉRIAULT

Born: 20 May 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1849, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre THÉRIAULT and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 20 January 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre THÉRIAULT - 1766 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle, QC, Canada

1766 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul THÉRIAULT was born 3 April 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1768 Birth of Child
Étienne THÉRIAULT was born 1 April 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte THÉRIAULT was born 25 July 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1770 Death of Child
Étienne THÉRIAULT died 3 December 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph THÉRIAULT was born 17 January 1771, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1772 Birth of Child
Andre THÉRIAULT was born 2 September 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT was born 12 December 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THÉRIAULT was born 19 June 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Pierre THÉRIAULT was born 5 November 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1777 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte THÉRIAULT died 7 July 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THÉRIAULT was born 6 April 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1780 Birth of Child
Alexandre THÉRIAULT was born 20 May 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique THÉRIAULT was born 20 May 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Paul THÉRIAULT married 4 October 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Françoise DANCOSSE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph THÉRIAULT married 28 January 1793, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Rose MICHAUD

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT married 8 February 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)