Marguerite Terrien

Lifespan: 1813-12-28 — 1903-01-18

Summary

Born in St Luc, St Jean, Québec, Canada to Louis Terrien (b. 1794, L’Acadie) and Marguerite Tetreau (b. 1795, Chambly). Married Henry Lajeunesse on February 5, 1833 in L’Acadie, Quebec. Mother of Peter Young/Lajeunesse (1847–1918).

Died January 18, 1903 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts at age 89. Fall River was a major French-Canadian mill town — the family diaspora split between Wisconsin (Peter) and New England textile centers (Marguerite, and likely other children).

Relationships

• Spouse: Henry Lajeunesse (b. 1803, m. 1833-02-05, L’Acadie, Quebec)
• Children: Peter Young/Lajeunesse (1847–1918) — likely others

Sources

• Little Chute Genealogy database (via Peter Young’s record).

Research Notes

• Parents married January 18, 1813 in Rouville, Montérégie, Quebec. Marguerite born 11 months later — first child.
• Father Louis Terrien’s parents: Jean Baptiste Therrien (1767, Montmagny) & Rosalie Moreau (1768, La Prairie). Married 1786, Iberville. Surname shift: Therrien → Terrien.
• Mother Marguerite Tetreau’s parents: Michel Tetreau (1769, St Charles sur Richelieu) & Marie Louise Maurice Hamel (1772–1865, age 93). Married 1790, St Mathias sur Richelieu.
• St Luc is near St Athanase and L’Acadie — all in the Richelieu River valley south of Montreal.
• Died in Fall River, MA — not Wisconsin. French-Canadian families often split between Midwest farming and New England factory work.
• Quebec parish records for St Luc should have baptism record.