GENERATIONS OF THERRIENS

1. JEAN BAPTISTE THERRIEN 1798-1882 Married Catherine Roy. Moves to Marmora and becomes known as JOHN TERRION THEY HAD 11 CHILDREN |

2. John Terrion 1822-1888 +Isabelle Quinn THEY HAD 9 CHILDREN |

3. John Joseph Terrion 1858-1921 +Ellen Gallagher THEY HAD 10 CHILDREN |

4. John Francis 1894-1973 + Mary Loretta O'Shea THEY HAD 9 CHILDREN |

5. Wilf Terrion 1938-2006 +Patricia THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN |

6. GREG TERRION NHL Los Angeles Kings 1980

NHL Player, #14 Los Angeles King,                      Greg Terrion, son of Wilfred Terrion 1938-2006

La Rochelle,  Normandy,  France,  a rebellious, little  fortified town on the Atlantic coast of France,  just south of England. was no ordinary small town.  This was an important  harbour fought over by kings and queens,  with a colourful history of knights and pirates,  medieaval towers and gothic spires

It was the home port of  many  explorers,  sent out by their rulers to pillage the new world,  return with gold,  trade the slaves and bring home furs.  But when Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes,  ending all religious freedom,  there resulted a huge migration  of ordinary people to New France on the east coast of North America,  but mostly to Quebec.

So it was that so many Frenchmen and their families,  left La Rochelle  for for the New World, especially Quebec, many  settling in  Ile d'Orleans,  a region near  Montreal.  Their French names spread throughout the Montreal region,  into Quebec City and Ile aux Coudres in the St. Lawrence river,  each generation securing its position in the provice with large families.  

The TERRIONS - A FOUNDING FAMILY of MARMORA

By Peggy Tupper

Many residents of Marmora descend from one couple, Jean Baptiste Therrien and Catherine Roy.  They have many descendants not only in Marmora but all over North America.  Jean Baptiste Therrien was born about 1790.  He came to the Bay of Quinte as a “voyageur” or fur trader in 1808.   The first record of his existence is from an official database of voyageurs. 

• Engagement pardevant les notaires publics

• Date de l'engagement 1808-04-28

• Nom de l'engagé THERRIEN, JEAN-BAPTISTE 

• Notaire devant qui est signé l'engagement CHABOILLEZ, LOUIS

• Paroisse de l'engagé MONTREAL

• Commerçant avec qui est pris l'engagement MESSRS LOGAN & WATT

• Destination de l'engagé LA BAIE QUINTE

At that time,  most of the southern edge of the province of Ontario (or Upper Canada as it was then called ) was dominated by the  English.  Over time the French name became anglicized to Terrion.  The fur trade had a wonderful history.   http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade2.html

There were many children baptized with the name of Jean Baptiste Therrien and each one was investigated but in spite of diligent research into Quebec records, no trace of this Jean Baptiste Therrien can be found.  At some point JB Therrien married a woman with the name of Catherine Roy.  Although Catholic records are extensive and thorough, no baptismal or marriage information can be found from any parish.  Perhaps Jean and Catharine had what was called a country marriage. 

In the early 1800s there were United Empire Loyalists in Belleville and Kingston but nothing further north.   When a road was cut through in 1820, there were no Europeans living in the  Marmora area but there were indigenous people camped at the river. 

It was an untamed wilderness that Jean Baptiste Therrien and his bride settled in.  In harsh conditions they successfully brought at least 10 children into the world.  They had five boys and five girls that have been documented.  Their first child was John born about 1819.    Records show that four of the girls married and had large families with surnames such as Corbier, Demars, Bedore and Darrah.   Only two of the boys married.  John stayed in the Marmora area and farmed like his father but his brother Francis became a lumberman.  Francis first moved to Mills Point (Deseronto) with his family about 1870.  Some 10 years later Francis, his wife, two married daughters (and their families) all moved to Waubaushene on Georgia Bay.     The names John and Francis permeated the family for many generations.  

For any inquiries regarding Terrion history, feel free to contact Peggy Tupper at peggyt1243@aol.com

FROM OUR RECORDS

JOHN TERRION,  and  with his wife ,   Catherine Roy,  farmed at Lot 15, Concession 8, Marmora Twp.,  and went on to have a family of 11 children.   

• Mary 1819-1903 married Joseph Corby and had three children

• JOHN 1822-1888 married Isabelle Quinn and had nine children (Lot 13. Conc 9)

• Francis 1823-1913, living at Lot 24, Conc. 6, Marmora Twp., married Jessica Robertson, of Ireland, had 6 children & moved to Waubeshene . One son was John Francis who married Sarah Jenkins. They had 10 children, the last of which was Francis (Frank) Earl Terrion (1906-1966) who married Annie May Badman.

  SEE GALLERY BELOW sent by his son, John Terrion

• William 1825- Details unknown

• Margaret 1831-1916 married Emery Demars and had possibly 15 children

• Catherine 1832-1895 married Michael Bedore, Marmora's first shoemaker. They had 12 children including Julius Bedore 104 yrs Also see Our Centenarians

• Lucinda 1830-1893 married James Darrah and had eleven children

• Julius 1833- Details unknown

• Rachel 1833-1893

• Edward 1834

• Michael 1835 possibly named Edward as well

The above named John (1822-1888)  and Isabelle Quinn  (1824-1903)carried on the tradition of large families,  populating Marmora with nine more Terrions,   which included   John Joseph 1858-1921,   who married Ellen Gallagher and had eleven more little Terrions.  Although some had moved out west,  or to the States,  by the turn of the century,  Terrion families  had settled in Malone,  Deloro,  Eldorado and Peterborough.  

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Back Row. Bill, Bob Mcfaul, Bill Cassidy, Stephen.? , Ed Flynn, Charlie Leonard ,Jim Simpson. Frank Young. Bottom row...Sarah Terrion, Helen Terrion, Margaret Terrion, Sally Crawford, Lena.? George Young, Carl Bernard. Photo taken. May. 1927