Therese Houde

     Therese was born on Sunday, 16 September 1753 in Berthierville, Berthier County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughtger of Joseph Houde and Marie Angelique Anne Fontaine dit Marion. She was christened there on 17 September 1753 in Ste-Genevieve Church.¹ A contract for the marriage of Therese & Joseph Huet dit St Godard was signed on 20 March 1771. The notary B. Faribault wrote the contract stating that Joseph was the son of Pierre Watte dit St Godar and Angelique Geoffroy and Therese's parents were Joseph Houde and Angelique Marion..² Joseph and Therese had children: Marie Angelique [10/12/1771][m. 3/03/1794 Marie Antoine Marsan dit Lapierre], Joseph Pierre [12/05/17722/28/1782], Michel [8/19/1774-9/01/1774], Michel [1773-7/17/1817][m. 11/12/1798 Marie Josephe Naud], Genevieve Ursule [4/07/1776-3/20/1777], Marie Josephe 12/25/1777], Joseph Jacques [3/19/1779], Marie Esther [8/19/1780-10/20/1843][m. 11/12/1798 Pau Naud], Marie Genevieve [5/14/1782][m. 11/10/1806 Pierre Giard], Louis [10/31/1783-3/19/1784], Joseph [3/15/1785-5/18/1784], Therese [2/19/1787-3/22/1787], Jean Baptiste [1/09/1789-5/301791], Marie Therese 8/29/1790-10/21/1849][m. 1/12/1818 Michel Magnan dit Minier], Alexandre [2/01/1792], Joseph [2/01/1792].³ Therese's husband, Joseph, died on 14 April 1828 in St-Ours, Richelieu County, Quebec, Canada, leaving her a widow. Therese departed this life on Thursday, 18 February 1847 in St-Ours at age 93 years, 5 months and 2 days. She was buried there in the churchyard of St-Ours on Saturday, 20 February 1847.⁴