Teresa Riquart/Ricor/Ricard

[notamil]

Teresa b 9/23/1810, d 7/23/1898
m1 - Joseph Mativa (Metevia) 1826
10 children
Margaret, Joseph, Charles, Peter, John, Oliver, Andrew, Edward, Alexander, Louis

m2 - Leon Trombley in St Joseph in BC, 5/15/1851, mentioned on St Joseph page as one of first marriages in church
2 children
Henry Napoleon and Julia
Leon mentioned in early history as uncle of Medor & Joseph Trombley

m3 - Louis Guillett in St Joseph in BC, 1/23/1863
no children together
Julia, from marriage to Leon, married Louis' son, Alexander Guillett
hundreds of descendants.

There is a tombstone in Old St Patricks Cemetery for Teresa that lists all three husbands and date of marriage.

[B-J Forum Admin]

Your posting is very interesting as the subjects mentioned were important individuals in the settlement of Bay City.

For viewers who may not know... Leon is credited with being the first white to have a permanent homestead in what became Bay City. His nephews, Joseph and Medor Trombley followed shortly thereafter. The two brothers built the first framed house, which is now located in Veterans Memorial Park in Bay City.

As a youngster, I lived across the street from St. Joseph cemetery, and it was in pretty bad shape with overgrowth of plants, bushes, etc. It was a great place for the neighborhood kids to play hide and seek and other games.

Some references on Bay-Journal that may of interest to viewers are:

1. General history of Bay City/Bay Co.
www.bay-journal.com/bay/1hi/pioneer-02.html

2. Two newspaper articles from 1951 about the St. Joseph cemetery which was located on State Street.
-- www.bay-journal.com/bay/1he/writings/cemetery-st-joseph-1951bct.html
-- www.bay-journal.com/bay/1he/writings/cemetery-st-joseph-1951bct-aug.html

3. Tromble', Trombley family tree.
www.bay-journal.com/bay/1he/people/trombley-genealogy.html

[notamil]

Leon is not on the Trombley family tree for unknown reason.

[B-J Forum Admin]

I'm not sure how I missed entering Leon's family?

I checked the two websites referenced on the Trombley page and found this page listing Leon and his family --

Leon Leander TREMBLAY b: 31 Oct 1794 Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan d: Unknown
..... +Catherine CAMPAU b: 04 Jan 1797 Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan m: 03 Oct 1815 in St. Anne, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan d: Unknown in aft 1823

The family members names can be found at this link:
familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/r/o/Liana-B-Trombley/ODT4-0004.html

Can you tell me if Leon lived in Bay City the years following his first arrival here? Where he may have live? Where he is buried now?

I'm interested in putting together a history page on the Trombley family of Bay City. I have found quite a bit about Medor and Joseph, but little to nothing about Leon.

[notamil]

Following are records from St Joseph's in BC, MI - all my translations
Julia Tremble, daughter of Leon and Teresa Riquart (Ricor etc) 15 Feb 1852 bapism, J L Herbert & Elisabeth Trombley witness

17 August 1868,Alexander Goullet family Ludovi (Louis) and Theresa Duprat, age 26 &
Julia Tremble family Leonis and Theresa Riquart (Ricor), age 17, Ludovili (Louis) Metevie and Elizabeth Doman witness

Henricus Napoleon Nestor Tremble baptised August 1, 1854, family Leonis & Teresae Metivie (used her previous married name(Ricor)) born 19 Martis 1854 - Henry Schutyes (the priest) & Teresia Tremble witness


May 15, 1851 Leon Trombly 54 (?) son of Ludivicus and Cicilia Yax, m Theresa Riquart (Ricor)38 dau Joseph and Archangel Bertrand witness Benedict Trombly and Petro Mitivier Lower Saginaw

Jan 23, 1863 - Louis Goullette (Guillett) 42, son of Louis and Archange Tibois (Thibeault, now Tebo(?))m Teresa Riquart/Ricard (Ricor) 53, dau Joseph and Archange Bertrand witness Manu Byl and Margarita McGuire

I have copies of the handwritten records if you'd like to translate.

[notamil]

Additional information on the Riquart family. A book published by Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre 1992, mentions a baker named Jean Riquart and some decendents in the mid 1660's in Quebec, Canada. No connection to Teresa, as yet.