Theriault Family of Grande-Anse | New Bandon
The George Theriault who married Agnes Aube in 1872 and then settled in Grand-Anse (New Bandon) was the son of Sidefroy Theriault and Luce Landry and the grandson of the first Theriault couple to have settled in Grand-Anse – Jean-Baptiste Theriault and Genevieve Pinet.
George Theriault and Agnes Aube had at least the following children: Marie Phebee (m. Augustin Thibodeau, son of Alexis Thibodeau and Rose Fournier of Green Point, 1897), Alfred (m. Francoise Godin of Caraquet, daughter of Nazaire Godin and Olive Dugas, 1900), Georgiana also Georgie Ann (m. Elmeric Laliberte, of Fall River, U.S.A., son of Patrick Laliberte and Celina Lavallee, 1900), Valerie (m. Albert Chouinard, 1901), Albert (m. Therese Doucet of Bathurst Village, 1906)
George’s father Sidefroy Theriault (son of Jean-Baptiste Theriault and Genevieve Pinet) had married Luce Landry (daughter of Anselme Landry and Marie Brideau) on January 27th, 1824. Fidele Theriault says they had fifteen children of which 9 were still alive at his death. Their children included Jean C, a sailor who was born in 1840, Lazare, a teacher who married Mary Lewis), Agnes, Georges himself, who married Agnes Aube, Elisabeth who married Alfred Aube (widower of Marie-Anne Blais), and Valerie. Continue reading
The Cormiers | Pioneers of Caraquet
The original Cormiers in Canada (Robert Cormier and Marie Theriault) came from La Rochelle, France. The earliest Cormier couples I have found in Caraquet are the three sons of Jean-Baptiste Cormier and Marie Theriault.
1. Alexis Cormier and Elisabeth Gauthier (daughter of Joseph Gauthier and Marguerite Bujold) had the following children: Joseph Alexis, Nicolas (m. Rosalie Hebert, daughter of Jean Hebert and Rose Cyr), Florent, Jean-Baptiste, Thadee, Elisabeth Rebecca, Julien, Reine-Elisabeth, Frederic, Victoire (m. Jean-Baptiste Legere, daughter of Olivier Legere and Marie-Joseph Hebert). Continue reading
French Canadian Pioneers: The Caveliers of Quebec
Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers
Guillaume Cavelier | Barbe Beaudry
October 20th, 1692, Pointe-aux-Trembles (Island of Montreal)
[Occ. master musketman] [Baptismal record]
Jean Cavelier / Lecavelier | Elisabeth Fournier Continue reading
French Canadian Pioneers: The Proulx of Quebec
Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers
Jean Proulx / Proust | Jacquette Fournier
June 5th, 1673, Quebec (Notre-Dame)
[Occ. servant] [Baptismal record]
Jean Proulx / Prou / Proust | Catherine Pinel Continue reading
French Canadian Pioneers: The Fourniers of Quebec
Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers
Antoine Fournier / Prefontaine | Marie Ronceray
February 11th, 1688, Boucherville
[Occ. military, troupes de la Marine, Troyes] Continue reading
Riviere Ouelle: Jean Anctil/St-Jean & Marguerite Levesque
This plaque is dedicated to the founding couple of the Anctils in North America
and has been placed in Riviere-Ouelle at the exact location of Jean Anctil’s land grant.
Anctil/St-Jean/Levesque – Founding Family
Jean Anctil/St-Jean married Marguerite Levesque on 25 Nov 1738 in Riviere-Ouelle (Kamouraska) in the Bas-St-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Jean was from Ducey (St-Pair, Manche) in France and he was the son of Louis Anquetil and Jeanne Fontaine. He arrived in Quebec in 1734 and was a fisherman. His wife Marguerite was the daughter of Francois-Robert Levesque and Charlotte Aubert. The couple settled in La Pocatiere. Continue reading