Gallery 2 - Sense of belonging and taking roots into Greater Madawaska (1860-1960)
16. Drummond
Family of Jos N. Thériault and Eugénie Leclerc (am_2371)
Jos N. Thériault was the son of Narcisse Thériault and of his second wife Malvina Chaton
Leclerc, widow of François Pelletier. Narcisse came from Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and lived in the
Ennishone where he acquired four lots. Jos N, Thériault (1891-1965) and Eugénie Leclerc (1892-1967)
were married in 1913 and lived on lot B. They kept a herd of cows and grew potatoes, hay and grain.
Jos N. built two barns and a house. Thirteen children were born, but Lucille died at age 14 and
Agathe at 19 months. 1st row: Aline (married to Octave Dubé), Eugénie, Jos, Lucille
(Lawrence Godbout). 2nd row: Annette (Alfred Plourde), Fernande (Roland l'Italien). 3rd
row: Narcisse (Annie Laforest), Roland (Marie-Paule Lebel), Bertrand (Ella Pelletier), Claude
(Laurette Lebel), Réal (Nathley Cormier, Annette Ledoux), René (Eugénie «Jane» Pelletier) and
Laurier (Rita Marquis). Photo taken in 1955. Lent by Jean-Guy Plourde.
