Individual Details
Claude Thériault
(1637 - 17 Sep 1725)
After his marriage, Claude continued to live at his father's farm. On 2 Aug 1695, the British captain, Fleetwood Emes, attacked and seized Port Royal and demanded that the inhabitants swear an oath of allegiance to the British crown. Claude Theriault, his brother Bonaventure, and his brothers-in-law, PierreThibodeau and Pierre Guilbeau, were among those who signed the oath of allegiance.
However, on 25 Sep 1697, Acadie was returned to the French king. In the 1698 census, Claude was listed as 62 years old and among the most prosperous farmers of Port Royal with 18 arpents of valuable land, a large herd, and an orchard of 50 fruit trees.
In 1704 and in 1707 when ships from Boston attacked Port Royal again, Claude and Marie sought refuge in the forest with others while the younger inhabitants (including their sons) participated in the armed defense of Port Royal.
While CLAUDE'S birth certificate is not available, the firstCensus of Acadie in 1671, records him to be 34 years of age atthe time. It is therefore safe to assume that Claude was bornABT 1637". This same census indicates that CLAUDE owned sixcattles and one sheep. The Port Royal Acadien census of 1678-79indicates that CLAUDE TERRIOT and Marie Gautrot owned 3 acres ofland, and 5 cattles. At the time, they had 3 boys age 16 (bornin 1662), age 9 (born in 1669), age 1 (born in 1677) and fourgirls; age 14 (born in 1664), age 12 (born in 1666), age 8 (bornin 1670) and age 4 (born in 1674). The children are not named inthe Census.
Occupation: Laboureur 1671 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada) 13
PROP: 3 acres at Gros Cap 1678 Cap Sable, Acadie 14
Census: 1686 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1686 Port Royal, Claude TERRIOT 49, Marie GOTRO 40; Jean 18, Claude 8, Pierre 2, Anne 14, Jeanne 12 , Marie 7, Magdelaine 5, Elisabet 1; 1 gun 13 arpents, 8 cattle , 6 sheep 14
Census: 1671 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1671 Port Royal, Claude TERRIAU 34, wife GAUTEROT: Germain 9, Marie 6, Marguerite 4, Jean 1; cattle 13, sheep 3 14
Census: 1678 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1678 Port Royal, Claude TERRIOT, Marie GAUTROT; 3 acres, 5 cattle; 3 boys: age 16, 9, 1; 4 girls: 14, 12, 8, 4 14
Census: 1693 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1693 Port Royal, age 55 14
Census: 1698 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1698 Port Royal, age 60 14
Census: 1700 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1700 Port Royal, age 62, wife 55, 8 children at home 14
Census: 1701 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1701 Port Royal, age 66 14
Event: one of the men who signed the oath of loyalty to the King of England Misc AUG 1695 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada) 14
Event: 'signataire d'une attestation en faveur de l'oeuvre du gouverneur d'Aulnay' Misc 5 OCT 1687 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada) 14
Event: Claude Theriault, Terriot, Therriault, & Therriot AKA 15
Event: Claude Terriot in the 1678 and the 1686 Acadien census AKA 16
Event: Claude Terriau in the 1671 Acadien census AKA 13
: Bona A. HISTOIRE p 804.
However, on 25 Sep 1697, Acadie was returned to the French king. In the 1698 census, Claude was listed as 62 years old and among the most prosperous farmers of Port Royal with 18 arpents of valuable land, a large herd, and an orchard of 50 fruit trees.
In 1704 and in 1707 when ships from Boston attacked Port Royal again, Claude and Marie sought refuge in the forest with others while the younger inhabitants (including their sons) participated in the armed defense of Port Royal.
While CLAUDE'S birth certificate is not available, the firstCensus of Acadie in 1671, records him to be 34 years of age atthe time. It is therefore safe to assume that Claude was bornABT 1637". This same census indicates that CLAUDE owned sixcattles and one sheep. The Port Royal Acadien census of 1678-79indicates that CLAUDE TERRIOT and Marie Gautrot owned 3 acres ofland, and 5 cattles. At the time, they had 3 boys age 16 (bornin 1662), age 9 (born in 1669), age 1 (born in 1677) and fourgirls; age 14 (born in 1664), age 12 (born in 1666), age 8 (bornin 1670) and age 4 (born in 1674). The children are not named inthe Census.
Occupation: Laboureur 1671 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada) 13
PROP: 3 acres at Gros Cap 1678 Cap Sable, Acadie 14
Census: 1686 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1686 Port Royal, Claude TERRIOT 49, Marie GOTRO 40; Jean 18, Claude 8, Pierre 2, Anne 14, Jeanne 12 , Marie 7, Magdelaine 5, Elisabet 1; 1 gun 13 arpents, 8 cattle , 6 sheep 14
Census: 1671 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1671 Port Royal, Claude TERRIAU 34, wife GAUTEROT: Germain 9, Marie 6, Marguerite 4, Jean 1; cattle 13, sheep 3 14
Census: 1678 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1678 Port Royal, Claude TERRIOT, Marie GAUTROT; 3 acres, 5 cattle; 3 boys: age 16, 9, 1; 4 girls: 14, 12, 8, 4 14
Census: 1693 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1693 Port Royal, age 55 14
Census: 1698 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1698 Port Royal, age 60 14
Census: 1700 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1700 Port Royal, age 62, wife 55, 8 children at home 14
Census: 1701 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada)
Note: 1701 Port Royal, age 66 14
Event: one of the men who signed the oath of loyalty to the King of England Misc AUG 1695 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada) 14
Event: 'signataire d'une attestation en faveur de l'oeuvre du gouverneur d'Aulnay' Misc 5 OCT 1687 Port Royale, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada) 14
Event: Claude Theriault, Terriot, Therriault, & Therriot AKA 15
Event: Claude Terriot in the 1678 and the 1686 Acadien census AKA 16
Event: Claude Terriau in the 1671 Acadien census AKA 13
: Bona A. HISTOIRE p 804.
Events
| Birth | 1637 | Port-Royal, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada) |  | ||
| Marriage | 1661 | Port-Royal, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada) - Marie-Louise Gautreau | | ||
| Death | 17 Sep 1725 | Port-Royal, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada) | | ||
| Reference No | A754 M242 | |
Families
| Spouse | Marie-Louise Gautreau (1647 - 1732) |
| Child | Germain Thériault (1662 - 1737) |
| Child | Marie Thériault (1665 - 1684) |
| Child | Marguerite Thériault (1667 - ) |
| Child | Jean Thériault (1670 - 1758) |
| Child | Ann Thériault (1672 - ) |
| Child | Jeanne Thériault (1674 - 1751) |
| Child | Marie "La Cadette" Thériault (1681 - 1753) |
| Child | Madeleine Thériault (1683 - 1760) |
| Child | Elisabeth Thériault (1685 - 1735) |
| Child | Marguerite Thériault (1689 - 1777) |
| Father | Jean Terriot (1601 - 1686) |
| Mother | Perrine Rau (1611 - 1672) |
| Sibling | Jean Terriot (1639 - 1671) |
| Sibling | Bonaventure Terriot (1641 - 1731) |
| Sibling | Jeanne Thériault (1643 - 1726) |
| Sibling | Germain Terriot (1645 - 1675) |
| Sibling | Catherine Terriot (1650 - 1713) |
| Sibling | Pierre Philippe Terriot (1655 - 1725) |
Endnotes
1. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
2. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
3. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.
4. Diane Lebrun , "Ancestors of Marie St-Hilaire," pp. 1-205; Unpublished family tree, 2025-02-09, Al Perreault, Calgary, AB, Canada.