| ![Show Contents]() Terriault History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Terriault familyThe surname Terriault was first found in Champagne, where this illustrious family was established in early times. The members of this large family formed branches in other regions, as well. The branches Thierry du Boisorcant and de la Prévalaye were established in Brittany. The branch Thiry was established in Aunis, and the members of the branch Theriault settled in Burgundy. The majority of the North American families using the Theriot and Theriault spellings originate with Jean Terriot (Thériot and Thériault) (died c. 1685) from Martaizé, in Vienne, France who emigrated to Port-Royale, Acadia (now Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia, Canada) 1 Early History of the Terriault familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Terriault research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1514, 1669, 1696, 1714, 1720, 1739, 1763, 1772, 1780, 1795, 1805, 1812, 1813, 1816, 1856 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Terriault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Terriault Spelling VariationsThere were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Théry, Thery, Téry, Tery, Terry, Thérieau, Therieau, Térieau, Terieau, Terrieau, Thériau, Theriau, Tériau, Teriau, Terriau, Thériaud, Theriaud, Tériaud, Teriaud, Terriaud, Thériaut, Theriaut, Tériaut, Terriaut, Therriault and many more. Early Notables of the Terriault familyJean Thierry (1669-1739), a sculptor; Thiriot (1696-1772), who, in 1714, was a clerk with Voltaire for the same public prosecutor; Nicolas-Joseph Thiery de Menonville (1739-1780), a botanist; Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry (1795-1856), a historian; Amédée-Simon-Dominique Thierry. a historian and senator, the brother of the former; Joseph-François-Désiré Thierry, a painter, who was born in 1812 in Paris and received the Croix d'Honneur in 1864; Édouard Thierry, a...
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Terriault Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Terriault familyFrance finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Terriault were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Terriault were Germain Terriot, who married Marie Poulin in 1713 in Ste-Famille; Pierre Terriot, who married Louise-Geneviève Gauvin in Rivière-Ouelle in 1766.
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
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