William Henry Terou (1837 - 1908)

Born 15 Oct 1837 in Sainte-Marie, Beauce, Lower Canada [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1908 at age 71 in Hamilton, Ravalli, Montana, United States

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Biography

Henry was born in Quebec (then called Lower Canada) in 1837. He was married to Clemense Millier. According to his obituary, he came to the United States in about 1868 and lived in Reno, Nevada, California, and Idaho before settling in Montana.

In 1870, Henry appears on the census in Indian Township, Plumas County, California under the name Henry Teraux. He worked as a Road Builder and resided with his wife, Clementina, and son Henry (2).

Henry became a naturalized citizen of the United States in August of 1875 and registered to vote later that year in Plumas County. He appeared on voter registration records for Plumas County through 1879; in 1880 he registered to vote in Modoc County.

On the 1880 Census, Henry lived in Cedarville, Modoc County, California with his wife Clemens and son Henry.

When the census was taken in June of 1900, he was living in Washington County, Idaho. He worked as a Carpenter, was widowed, and lived adjacent to his son Frem Henry Terou and family. Soon afterward, he and his son moved to Ravalli County, Montana where Henry died in 1908.

Research Notes

Henry's Death Certificate indicates he was born in Quebec, but many other sources state he was born in France. No official record of his birth has yet been located.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN62-R4K : 28 May 2021), Henry Teraux, 1870.

• Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Henry Teroux

Age: 37

Birth Year: abt 1838

Birth Place: Canada

Residence Year: 1875

Residence Place: Plumas, California, USA

Naturalization Date: 14 Aug 1875

Naturalization Place: Plumas

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PM-HYS : 13 January 2022), Henry Tiroux, Cedarville, Modoc, California, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5Y-6VJ : 12 January 2022), William Teron, 1900.

• Obituary from The Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, Montana, 27 Nov 1908, Fri • Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103671289/william-henry-terou/