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Theriault Marriages Extracted from Canadian Family Tree (3) | Theriault, Gaspard to Theriault, Israel

Please see notes and series index at

Theriault Marriages (1) | Theriault, A.J. to Theriault, Cyrille Pierre            

before using this information.

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Theriault Marriages: Theriault, Gaspard to Theriault, Israel

 

Theriault, Gaspard   |  Gagnier, Theodora Anna

Married: 8 Jul 1902 St-Come Joliette Lanaudiere QC CAN

Theriault, Gaudiose   |  Dube, Aurelie

Married: 20 Jun 1911 St-Honore Temiscouata Bas-St-Laurent QC CAN

Theriault, George   |  Parent, Philomene

Married: 25 Nov 1872 Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent QC CAN

Theriault, George   |  Michaud, Modeste Read more »

February 21, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

Theriault Marriages Extracted from Canadian Family Tree (2) | Theriault, Damase to Theriault, Frederick

Please see notes & index at

Theriault Marriages (1) | Theriault, A.J. to Theriault, Cyrille Pierre            

before using this information.

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Marriages: Theriault, Damase to Theriault, Frederick

Theriault, Damase   |  Poirier, Appoline

Married: 1840 Gloucester NB CAN

Theriault, Damian   |  Desbarres, Helena Maude

Married: 1913

Theriault, Damien   |  Cormier, Matilda

Married: 1852 Aboujagane Westmorland NB CAN

Theriault, Damien   |  Desmarais, Esther

Married: 31 Aug 1886 Vercheres Lajemmerais Monteregie QC CAN

Theriault, Daniel   |  Theriault, Claire I

Married: 1846 Gloucester NB CAN Read more »

February 21, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , | 2 Comments

Theriault Marriages Extracted from Canadian Family Tree (1) | Theriault, A.J. to Theriault, Cyrille Pierre

This is the first in a series of posts in which I share marriages from my database where the groom was a Theriault. I have excluded material that is already widely available from the early Acadian years as well as most recent marriages taking place in the mid to late 20th century. This index will be most useful to those studying the genealogy of Quebec Theriaults from the 1800s to the 1920s.  This is a Finding Aid, therefore – beginners in particular - should read these notes and contact me for more information if necessary:

1. SURNAMES I have regularized the spelling of many surnames. For instance, in the real world Theriault appears under many guises including Therriault, Tario, Terrio, Theriot etc. Also, when you find multiple surnames separated by “  /  ” it does not necessarily mean that the particular individual was known by both names. In many cases it is a “dit” name that serves as a reference point to the original settler. In other cases it is alternate spelling.

2.  NAMES  The forenames of Joseph or Mary (Marie) have been dropped.

3.  DATES    Usually,

  • an about date  (or theyear without the month) means that I have suppressed information to respect intellectual copyright
  • an est. or bef. date means the couple are listed as parents on the marriage certificate of their offspring and I haven’t been able to connect them to the larger Theriault family tree.

4.  LOCATIONS have also been regularized in the sense that original places have been recorded, but they are embedded in today’s regions. In Quebec this means that there may be a county listing as well as the larger administrative regions that exist today. Beginners take note: Many genealogists note only the traditional place names. You’ll need to decide what’s best for you.

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 Marriages: Theriault A.J. to Theriault Cyrille Pierre

 

Theriault, A.J.   |  Sutton, Addie

Married: 1891 Travis TX USA

Theriault, Abel   |  Daigle, Flavie

Married: 2 Mar 1908 Grand Isle Aroostook ME USA

Theriault, Abel   |  Smith, Henriette

Married: 3 Sep 1906 Riviere-au-Tonnerre Cote-Nord QC CAN

Theriault, Abel   |  Vacher, Helene

Married: 20 Apr 1921  Amos,   Abitibi-Temiscamingue QC CAN

Theriault, Abraham   |  Gagnon, Reine Olympe

Married: 25 Feb 1811 St-Jean-Port-Joli L’Islet Chaudiere-Appalaches QC CAN

Theriault, Abraham I   |  Leblanc, Caroline

Married: 7 Jan 1839 Arichat Richmond County NS CAN

Theriault, Abraham   |  Giroir, Justine Read more »

February 20, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , | 1 Comment

Life Happens!

Due to some unexpected professional and personal events,

there will be a one week delay in meeting some of my blog-related commitments.

Never fear – you’ll be hearing from me again next week!

February 20, 2010 Posted by | . | 1 Comment

Camp Adams (Nepisiguit, Gloucester) | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

The inscription on this vintage postcard reads

“View from Camp Adams on Nepisiguit River, Bathurst, N.B.”

(Note logs floating in the river)

I learned from an article at The Miramichi Salmon Association that:

Camp Adams has been in existence for more than a century. In the early days, anglers from as near as Newcastle and as far as Boston and New York came to this stretch of the Northwest Miramichi, some 20 miles from the hamlet of Wayerton. Today (sic 2000) the waters are still fished by anglers from both sides of the border as members or guests of of the Miramichi Fish and Game Club.” George Mumford

Related Posts:

The Forestry Industry in Eastern Canada – A Topical Index

Vintage Postcards of New Brunswick

Further Reading:

Forest life in Acadie at Google Books

Les premiers Acadiens et Acadiennes – Nepisiguit

Acadians on the Miramichi at Acadian Ancestral Home

February 19, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , | 2 Comments

Sommier/Lajeunesse (aka Saulmier/Saulnier) | Papineauville, Petite Nation | Evelyn In Montreal

Elise had the following query: “Hello, my grand parents were native Adelard Lajeunesse and Yvonne Paquette. I do know they were married at Montebello QC. I am trying to learn more but I don’t find them on any census, family search, roots web, archive national… If someone can help me please contact me. We have pictures of them of Adelard doing canoe, sleigh, and tipi… Thank you very much”

Greetings – as I mentioned in our correspondence, when trying to find evidence to prove or disprove oral family history, the best way to start is by establishing your main line and filling out your family tree. After that you if you do have Aboriginal heritage you should be able to find the connection.

Information 1 – Surname Notes

I’m not surprised that you have trouble finding information since there are so many natural variations and/or mis-transcriptions. Here are some I ran across: Lajeunesse, La Jeunesse, Laganneur, Lagenneur – Saulmier, Saulmiers, Saumier, Saulnier, Sommier. Also mistranscribed at Ancestry as: Saimier dit Lageunase.

Information 2 – Family Tree (Ascendancy)

Your grandparents Adelard Lajeunesse/Sommier and Yvonne Paquette were married on the 21st May, 1917 in Montebello (Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec) in Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours parish. Yvonne’s parents were Pacifique Paquette and Emma Renaud.

Adelard’s parents were Leon Lajeunesse/Sommier and Marie Josephine Patrice. Leon and Marie Josephine were married in Papineauville (Papineau, Outaouais,Quebec) on the 28th of January in 1884 . Marie Josephine was the daughter of Firmin Patrice and Josephine Villeneuve. She had been baptised on the 11th of July 1863 in Montebello. Read more »

February 15, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , , | 6 Comments

Miramichi (N.B.) Help Needed For British Family Historian | Morrow/Pallen | Evelyn In Montreal

Dave is from England and he happened onto the Canadian Family Vintage Postcard Collection while looking for 19th century images of Miramichi, New Brunswick. He has family connections with a couple named Robert Morrow and Elizabeth Pallen who were married  – he believes – on August 18th, 1862.   This couple lived in Miramichi for awhile.

I’ve included some links to online resources below, but I’m hoping some New Brunswick/Miramichi/Northumberland  researchers might be able to help him still further. What Dave is looking for is:

1.   anyone with knowledge of Robert Morrow and Elizabeth Pallen

2.   historic pictures of 19th century Miramichi, N.B. Read more »

February 14, 2010 Posted by | . | , , | 2 Comments

Dalhousie (Restigouche, N.B.) | Forestry Fridays: Historic Views of Lumber Mills & Logging Scenes in Eastern Canada

This is an early twentieth-century, black and white vintage postcard of the Lumber and Rossing Mill of the Dalhousie Lumber Co., Ltd. in Dalhousie, New Brunswick.  It’s just one of the mills where my great-grandfather Philippe Theriault worked during the Dirty Thirties, as he moved between the Matapedia Valley (Quebec), Dalhousie and Edmunston looking for work. The Dalhousie Mill was an important employer for thousands of workers throughout the twentieth century. Unfortunately, it was closed down in 2008.

 

 

Quote from Shunkpiking Magazine:

“While the production facilities have changed hands more than a few times over the years, paper has been produced at this facility since 19 February 1930. Before that, from the same site, lumber was produced here for export to US paper mills. That mill dates back to the Ritchie’s mill, in 1856 the first steam-operated sawmill in Dalhousie.” Read more »

February 12, 2010 Posted by | . | , , , , | 1 Comment

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