Historical facts about the Association

The "Ralliement des Familles Jean et Pierre Therrien" Association was founded in 1983 and incorporated on September 28, 1984, in accordance with the laws of Quebec. Its headquarters are situated in the community of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, QC. The Association in question is a non-profit organization whose main purpose is to reunite and inform all those fascinated by history and genealogy.

On November 18, 1983, under the initiative of Léo Therrien,  one hundred and twenty five (125) individuals attended the first Reunion of the Families of  Jean and Pierre Therrien at the Universal Motel of Drummondville, QC.  The spelling varies from Therrien, Thérien, Terrien, Taylor, Farmer, Pharmer and Lander but "Therrien"  was chosen being the spelling that is the most frequently encountered. The aim of our association is to locate and reunite all of their descendants, whatever the spelling.

The 1995 reunion at l'Ile d'Orléans emphasized the 325th wedding anniversary of the ancestor Pierre Terrien and Gabrielle Mignot with the unveiling of a memorial plaque on the very farm that Pierre once owned. This gesture signals that our ancestors also helped structure the rich history of l'Ile d'Orléans. Two years later at the 1997 reunion at Trois-Rivières, QC, the group underlined the 330th wedding anniversary of the ancestor Jean Terrien and Judith Rigault, with a Catholic mass and unveiling of a memorial plaque.

List of all reunions organized by the Association