Pierre Thériot (abt. 1654 - 1725)

Born about 1654 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Husband of Cécile Landry — married 1678 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Died 21 Mar 1725 at about age 71 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Pierre Thériot was born about 1654 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, son of Jean Thériot (abt. 1601–bef. 1678) and Perrine Rau (abt. 1611–bef. 1678).^[1]

In 1671 at Port Royal, Pierre, aged 16, unmarried, was living with his parents, Jean TERRIAU (sic), aged 70, and Perrine RAU, aged 60, and six married siblings: Claude, aged 34, Jean, aged 32, Bonaventure, aged 30, Jeanne, aged 27, Germain, aged 25, and Catherine, aged 21. The family had 6 cattle and 1 sheep. No land was listed.^[2]

Pierre married Cécile Landry (born in 1664 in Port-Royal; daughter of René Landry and Marie Bernard) about 1685. They had no children.^[3]

In 1678, at Port Royal, Pierre Terriot, aged 23, was living with his newlywed wife, Cecile Landry, aged 14. They were living on 4 acres of cultivable land with 4 cattle.^[4]

In 1682, Pierre TERRIOT, of Port-Royal, founded a colony on the Saint-Antoine River not far from Pierre MELANSON's settlement at Grand-Pré, when he was 26. Being a popular and generous man, he supplied wheat without interest, and housed many while their homes were being built. He was followed by many others to the new community.^[5]

In 1686, at Baye des Mines, Philippe TERRIOT [recte Pierre Thériot ], aged 32, was living with his wife, Cecile LANDRY, aged 22, and their servant, Jacques Martin (abt.1669-), aged 19. The household owned 1 gun and was living on 16 arpents of cultivable land with 12 cattle and 15 hogs.^[6]

In 1693, at Minas, Pierre TERRIOT [sic], aged 39, was living with his wife, Cecile LANDRY, aged 29, and 2 servants. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 16 arpents of cultivable land with 22 cattle, 8 sheep, and 8 pigs.^[7]

His nephew Mathieu de GOUTIN said of him: "Pierre Theriot['s] wife embraces two thirds of the colony." In a letter dated 9 Sep 1694, he also said that TERRIOT "is the most notable person at Les Mines, of which he is so to speak the founder, for he has assisted almost all those who have come to establish themselves there, and his house is the refuge of all widows, orphans and people in need." Having no children of his own, four or five of his nephews lived with him "until such time as their own dwelling was habitable.^[8]

The Thériot family... "played an important role in the Minas region. Pierre Thériot and his wife, Cécile Landry, had the reputation of being very welcoming. Having no children of their own, they offered lodging and support to the young men who came to the Grand-Pré area to develop their lands and build their homes before relocating their families. Ultimately, this practice led to a certain amount of gossip, which eventually involved the parish priest , the governor of the colony, and even the bishop in Quebec ! "^[9] "A man of adequate schooling--his signature appears in the parish registers."^[10]

Pierre TERRIOT is listed in requests for payment of sums due the inhabitants of Acadia for goods delivered to various warring parties against the British which were led by Baron de St. CASTIN and de CLINGANCOURT during the war of 1711-1712. He claimed 28 pounds for food and other items; he and Germain TERRIOT [not his brother, who had already died, but the nephew born in 1662?] claimed 114 pounds for a canoe and supplies.^[11]

Pierre died on 21 Mar 1725, in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, aged about 70.^[1][12][13]

Research Notes

LDS IGI gives both 1684 and 1685 as marriage dates, with places Grand Pré [Mines] or Port Royal.

"Under Pierre TERRIAU, marriage date should be about 1678, according to 1678 census o f Acadia."^[14]

"The chief founder of Minas wa s a rich inhabitant of Port Royal, Pierre Terriau, who probably settled on Habitant River about 1675." [But Pierre wou ld have been only 20 years old at the time.]^[15]

CENSUS: 1701, Riviere aux Canards, Acadia, 20 cattle, 6 sheep, 12 hogs, on 9 arpents, 1 gun.

CENSUS: 1703, Les Mines, Acadia, without children; 1 person [adult male] capable of bearing arms.

CENSUS: 1707, Les Mines, Acadia, with 20 cattle, 14 sheep , 16 hogs, on 14 arpents.

CENSUS: 1714, Les Mines, Acadia, living alone with his wif e.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Stephen A. White, DIC TIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714 ; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999 , 2 vols.; p. 1489. #6: Pierre THÉRIOT, son of Je an & Perrine RAU, born around 1654, coloniser, judge. He di ed/was buried (Grand Pré Register) on 21/22 Mar 1725 [sic], at age 60 years [sic].
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 3-14;

   at Port Royal: Jean TERRIAU, 70, wife, Perrine RAU 60; Children (married); Claude 34, Jean 32, Bonaventure 30, Germain 25, Jeanne 27, Catherine 21; (not married): Pierre 16; cattle 6, sheep 1.

3. ↑ Bona Arsenault , HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS, vols. 1-6; 1630-1775 ; Quebec, Le Conseil de la Vie Francaise en Amerique, 1965 ; pp. 805 (Port Royal) & 1293 (Grand Pré); own copy Enter ed under THÉRIAULT et THE'RIOT, his name is spelled Pierr e TERRIAU, born 1655, son of Jean & Perrine BOURG [sic] o f Port Royal; he settled at Saint-Joseph of Riviere-aux-Can ards, at Grand Pré. Pierre married around 1685 [sic] to Céc ile LANDRY, daughter of René & Marie BERNARD; they had no c hildren. He was, with Pierre MELANSON, the co-founder of Gr and-Pré. He lived at Riviere-aux-Canards. He was buried a t Saint-Charles-des-Mines on 22 Mar 1725.
4. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Pierre Terriot & Cecile Landry; 4 acres, 4 cattle.

5. ↑ Bona Arsenault, HISTORY OF THE ACADIANS; 1600- 1800; Ottawa, Lemeac, 1978; p. 53; own copy.
6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Baye des Mines: Philippe TERRIOT 32, Cecile LANDRY 22; Jacques MARTIN servant (no age reported) 1 gun 16 arpents, 9 cattle, 8 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Baie des Mines, Pierre Thériot was listed as Philippe Terio.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108

   at Minas: Pierre TERRIOT 39, Cecile LANDRY 29, 2 servants; 22 cattle, 8 sheep, 8 pigs, 16 arpents, 1 gun.

8. ↑ DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY, 1701-1740; vol. 2, University . of Toronto Press , 1969; p. 625; Sutro California State Library, F1005 D49 v .2; contains 44 Acadian biographies. (Reference : AN, Col., B, 17, f.23v; C11D, 2, F.233.)
9. ↑ www.Acadian-home.org. Article by Sally Ross & Susan Surette-Draper, "St-Charles-des-Mines Cemetery i n Grand-Pré."
10. ↑ DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ONLINE.
11. ↑ Conrad W. Trahan, "A Closer Look at Documents o f the Period," in LE RÉVEIL ACADIEN; 1711-1712; vol. XIII , no. 4 (Nov 1997); p. 88.
12. ↑ Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Québec Province, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869, roll 1, Image 831. Burial for Pierre Theriault. 1725-03-22, accessed 16 Oct 2021. This register is a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.
13. ↑ Una F. Daigre and John J. Pastorek, Archivist; Editor, The Registers of St. Charles aux Mines in Acadia 1707-1748, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol. 1a (Baton Rouge, LA: Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1999), p.187. Text: Pierre Terio, age 60, bur. 22 March 1725, d. 24 [sic] March 1725, wit. none given (SGA-2, 164)
14. ↑ Janet B. Jehn, CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS TO ARSENA ULT'S HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1630-1830; by au thor, 863 Wayman Branch Road, Covington, KY 41015, 1988; p 31 [for p. 1293 of Arsenault].
15. ↑ John Frederic Herbin, THE HISTORY OF GRAND-PRE ', THE HOME OF LONGFELLOW'S "EVANGELINE"; 1504-1836; St. John, New Brunswick, Barnes, 1907, reprinted by Heritage Book s, 1991; p. 27; own copy.