A Canadian Family

A Canadian Family Through the Generations: Our Theriaults (Gen.1)

Jehan Terriot & Perrine Rau

Poitou-Charentes (France)

· Jehan and Perrine were the Acadian/Canadian/North American founding couple of the many Theriaults who now exist in North America and around the world.

· Jehan Terriot (Theriault) was born about 1600 in Poitou, France. In 1635 while still in France Jehan married Perrine Rau – also of Poitou. Perrine was ten years older than him. Both husband and wife died in Port Royal, Acadia by 1678.

· Jehan and Perrine had seven children: Claude (our direct ancestor), Jean, Bonaventure, Jeanne, Germain, Catherine and Pierre.

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Claude Terriot was born in 1637 and died in 1725. He married Marie Gautrot in Port Royal in 1661. Marie Gautrot was the daughter of Francois Gautrot (1613-1693) and Edmee Lejeune (1624 – ?). Marie was born about 1645 in Port Royal, Acadia and died there on the 29th of November in 1732. The couple had 14 children. Read more »

January 17, 2009 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | Acadian, France, Genealogy, Poitou, Rau, Theriault | 5 Comments