CHAREST, Therese Joan D'Arc b. 9 Jun 1920 Pawtucket, RI d. 5 Jul 2014 Woonsocket, RI: Charest Family History

1920 - 2014 (94 years)

Name	CHAREST, Therese Joan D'Arc
Nickname	Terry
Born	9 Jun 1920	Pawtucket, RI
	Address: 43 Webb Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island
	In March 1956, Therese was living at 31 Irving Street, Bellinghan, Massachusetts.
Gender	Female
First Communion	1926	St. James Church, Manville, Rhode Island
Confirmation (Non-LDS)	1932	St. Anne's Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Died	5 Jul 2014	Woonsocket, RI
Buried	15 Jul 2014	Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Cemetery, Bellingham, Massachusetts
Person ID	I5	Charest Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Nov 2021

Father	CHAREST, Ildephonse, b. 19 Mar 1891, Upton, Quebec, Canada , d. 20 Jan 1945, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 53 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	FRECHETTE, Emelie, b. 22 Nov 1889, St. Didace, Quebec, Canada , d. 3 Jun 1957, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 67 years)
Relationship	Birth
Married	4 Oct 1916	Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Documents » Slide Show		Genealogy of the Charest Family A detailed genealogy of the Charest family, as researched by Roger Forbes. Much of his source information comes from French-language documents maintained at the French-American Association, Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
		Summary of Deceased Family Members A summary of birth and death dates of members of the extended Charest family, descendents of Ildephonse Charest and Emily Frenchette. This document was developed as a collaboration between Roger Forbes and Pauline (Hurteau) Watson. As Pauline wrote: "This is a project that was undertaken because one of my nephews wanted to know when some of our relatives passed away. I thought it was a very important and necessary project to do and Roger offered to help locate some of the dates. This project was very hard to do and brought back many, many memories. It was done with lots of love and many tears." This document should be considered a primary source reference for the dates shown.
		Wedding Announcement of Ildephonse Charest A French-language newspaper clipping announcing the marriage of Ildephonse Charest. This appears to have been published some time after the actual wedding, as the wedding was in Joliette, Canada, and this article appears to be written in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Machine translation summary: -------------- Headline: Sixty-nine at the wedding supper at Mr. Charest's house Article Summary: A large automobile procession took place. Sixty-nine people attended the celebration at Mr. Athanase Charest's home on Nash Road, not counting children. Mr. Ildefonse Charest, married in Joliette, immediately left for New Bedford, while his brother Armandius was married the next day. They will travel to Fall River, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Brockton, Taunton, New Bedford, Joliette, and Quebec. Mr. and Mrs. Armandius Charest will return to Brockton, and Mr. and Mrs. Ildefonse Charest will live in Quebec. Gift List: A list of gifts offered to Mr. and Mrs. Ildefonse Charest and Mr. and Mrs. Armandius Charest is provided, including clocks, linens, silverware, and various household items from numerous donors. A separate list of gifts for Mr. and Mrs. Ildefonse Charest is also included.
		Letter From Ildephonse Charest to Emelie Frechette This image is a photograph of a handwritten letter in French from Ildephonse (Alphonse) Charest to his future wife Emelie Frechette. This letter date only includes a month and day, but as they were married 4 Oct 1916 the year of this letter is probably 1916. A line in this letter appears to indicate they were setting their wedding date. Note 1: The closing line of - St-Remi [de] Tingwick - Probably refers to Saint-Remi-de-Tingwick, which is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Qu?bec region of Quebec, Canada. This may have been Ildephonse's location when writing this letter. Machine (AI) Translation Page 1 Quebec July 29 To Mademoiselle Emelie Fr?chette Miss and Dear [?] A few words to give you news of me which are very good thank God thank you. And at the same time I must ask you for forgiveness for all the faults that I have committed by not having been faithful to my promises. Page 2 But you know, you know that I have a good heart and I admit every day I already have a few mayors in my heart Every time I fancifully, I tell myself that I must write us back and you, sincerely, give me the gift, and if you give me the gift, I want to become married. Even though I love him, he is still very much in love even though we are not married It is time to do what we should have done instead of this. I have said In Borbes, a gray figure that mo Page 3 ...must that you are still faithful and he must come to your house to give you my news. I am the second cook on the St. Ireneo and I have a salary of $50.00 a month. I should have enough to get married as soon as I finish my time at sea. But as I told you, if you want, you will be my wife. I promise you, because God will not allow me to forget you; I must do his will. Page 4 aussistat that I have finished, be sure, be and cheese from October or at November, serve, I have a fork. Fork goes to Bedford, it has and returned to Grand Cere. I have a big commitment for the winter while the guarded one, solve the problem, I want you to receive from your news soon what I gave you, I regret to you, the washhouse will remain if you and farsee flous nois fable what yours Page 5 Keep the [money/envelope] sent for the month as you would like. I believe that is all for tonight from your friend. I hope so, Alphonse Charest. Cuisinier [Cook], St-Remi [de] Tingwick, Louise Richer [?], Quebec.
Photos » Slide Show		The Charest Family, Descendants of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest A family photograph of all nine children of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest. Taken during a family reunion in the early 1980s. This was the last time all nine children were together, as Margaret would pass several years later. From Left to right, top row: Rita, Noella, George, Lucille, Margaret Second Row: Clair, Joe, Armand, Theresa
		Ildephonse Charest and Emilie Frechette Ildephonse Charest and Emilie Frechette, unknown year taken. Possibly another photo taken on their wedding day.
		Wedding Photo of Claire Charest and Leo Forand Wedding photo of the Charest family at the wedding of Claire Charest and Leo Forand. From left to right: Louis George Charest, __, __, __, __, __, __, __ .
Family ID	F1	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 HURTEAU, Lionel George, b. 10 Feb 1919, Natick, Rhode Island , d. 27 May 2010 (Age 91 years)

Married 4 Jul 1939 St. Anne?s Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Type: Catholic Church

Divorced 2 Dec 1971

Legally separated on 14 Jun 1965, divorced 2 Dec 1971, and an annulment was issued on 20 Jan 1984.

Marriage Annulled 20 Jan 1984

Catholic marriage annulled

Children

	1. HURTEAU, Pauline
+	2. HURTEAU, Richard
+	3. HURTEAU, Roland L., b. 1 Aug 1941, Woonsocket, Rhode Island , d. 8 Aug 1990 (Age 49 years) [Birth]
	4. HURTEAU, Paul
	5. HURTEAU, Ronald G, b. 1 May 1959, Woonsocket, Rhode Island , d. 31 Jan 2002, San Francisco, California (Age 42 years) [Birth]
+	6. HURTEAU, Jeanine M, b. 18 Sept 1942, Woonsocket, Rhode Island , d. 23 Dec 1997, Santa Rosa, California (Age 55 years) [Birth]
	7. HURTEAU, Denis, b. 19 Dec 1952, Woonsocket, Rhode Island , d. 25 Mar 1989, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 36 years) [Birth]

Headstones

Hurteau Family Headstone Side Two
Hurteau Family Headstone side Two. List of family members on image "Hurteau Family Headstone Side One"

Photos

» Slide Show

The Young Hurteau Family
The young Hurteau family with their three oldest children; Pauline, Richard, and Jeannine. Photo taken about 1945.

The Three Youngest Hurteau Children
The three youngest children of Lionel and Therese Hurteau; Paul, Denis, Ronald

The Four Oldest Hurteau Children
The four oldest children of Lionel and Therese Hurteau; Pauline, Richard, Jeannine, Roland

Hurteau Family
The Hurteau Family, taken in 1959. Left to Right, from back row:
Pauline, Roland, Richard, Jeanne
Front Row
Theresa holding Ronnie, Denis, Lionel holding Paul

Therese (Hurteau) Charest and Son Richard
Therese (Hurteau) Charest and Son Richard, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1947

Hurteau Family
This photo was taken sometime in the early 1970s. From left to Right:
Paul, Richard, (Back Row) Denis, Ronnie, Roland
(Front Row) Pauline, Theresa, Jeanne

Hurteau Family, Around 1945
Hurteau Family: Therese (Hurteau) Charest, Lionel Hurteau, Pauline, Roland, Jeannine

Therese and Three Sons
Therese (Hurteau) Charest and three sons (Left to right: Denis, Ronnie, Paul.

Last Modified 23 Nov 2021

Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	FLORO, Julius J., b. 8 Dec 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , d. 15 Jun 1990, Millville, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
Married	24 Jun 1972	First Methodist Church, San Mateo, CA [2]
	Type: Formal, Reception
	A security form of Rosaire Adele Charest dated 6 Sept 1973 shows Therese married to Joseph Floro, living at: 1535 Lorraine Avenue San Mateo, California 94401 Therese and Julius had two weddings in Protestant then Catholic ceremonies as Therese was French Catholic and Julius was Protestant (Methodist). Their first wedding was on June 24, 1972 (First Methodist Church, San Mateo, CA), and on September 22, 1984 (St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Rohnert Park, CA). I've listed their first wedding here. [1]
Photos		Wedding of Therese Charest and Julius Floro Wedding of Therese Charest and Julius Floro, June 24, 1972
Last Modified	10 Dec 2020
Family ID	F43	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 3	GAUNT, Clifton, b. 1 Oct 1901, Woonsocket, Rhode Island , d. 26 Nov 2005, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 104 years)
Married	30 Oct 1994	First United Methodist, Woonsocket, RI
	Therese Charest and Clifton Gaunt were married in both Protestant and Catholic ceremonies. Protestant ceremony on October 30, 1994 (First United Methodist, at his birth Church, Woonsocket, RI) and Catholic ceremony on July 12, 1995 (St. Augustine Church, Millville, MA). [3]
Last Modified	10 Dec 2020
Family ID	F44	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Buried - 15 Jul 2014 - Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Cemetery, Bellingham, Massachusetts

= Link to Google Earth

Documents

Revised Biography of Therese (Hurteau) Charest
A revised biography of Therese (Hurteau) Charest, written by Roger Forbes. This version includes additional details of Therese's travels, and complete genealogy of the extended family as of November 2021

Headstones

Hurteau Family Headstone Side One
The Hurteau family headstone. Members of the family buried here include:
Julius L Flores
Therese J Charest
Jeannine Hurteau Biller
Denis E Hurteau
Ronald G Hurteau

Histories		Eulogy for Therese (Gaunt) Charest Eulogy for Therese Gaunt Written by Therese's oldest daughter Pauline Watson Delivered at: St. Augustine Church Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Pauline wrote this beautiful eulogy for her mother as a celebration of her life.
		Brief History of Clifton Gaunt Clifton Gaunt was the third husband of Therese Charest. They were together 11 years, until Clifton's passing at age 104. At the time of his passing, Clifton was one of the few remaining American World War I veterans.
		Biography of Therese (Hurteau/Flores/Gaunt) Charest A biography of Therese Charest written in the first person by Roger Forbes, nephew of Therese Charest. Provides a rich source of Charest family data researched from family sources and public records.

Photos » Slide Show		The Charest Family, Descendants of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest A family photograph of all nine children of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest. Taken during a family reunion in the early 1980s. This was the last time all nine children were together, as Margaret would pass several years later. From Left to right, top row: Rita, Noella, George, Lucille, Margaret Second Row: Clair, Joe, Armand, Theresa
		Theresa (Gaunt) Charest, Clifton Gaunt, Rosaire Joseph Charest Theresa Charest with her third husband Clifton Gaunt, and Rosaire Joseph Charest
		Wedding of Therese Charest and Julius Floro Wedding of Therese Charest and Julius Floro, June 24, 1972
		Hurteau Family, Around 1945 Hurteau Family: Therese (Hurteau) Charest, Lionel Hurteau, Pauline, Roland, Jeannine
		Therese in Her Wedding Gown Studio photograph of Therese in her wedding gown.
		Therese (Hurteau) Charest and Son Richard Therese (Hurteau) Charest and Son Richard, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1947
		Hurteau Family This photo was taken sometime in the early 1970s. From left to Right: Paul, Richard, (Back Row) Denis, Ronnie, Roland (Front Row) Pauline, Theresa, Jeanne
		Therese and Three Sons Therese (Hurteau) Charest and three sons (Left to right: Denis, Ronnie, Paul.

Sources

[ROGER FORBES - RESEARC] (Reliability: 3).
"I married Julius Louis (some records say Julian) Floro in Protestant then Catholic ceremonies; on June 24, 1972 (First Methodist Church, San Mateo, CA), and on September 22, 1984 (St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Rohnert Park, CA). He was born December 8, 1916, son of Walter Floro (Italy) and Maria Meo (Italy). His occupation was Electrician and he died July 15, 1990 (St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery, Bellingham, MA)."
Researcher: Roger Forbes, author of biography of Therese Charest (Hurteau / Floro / Gaunt). Biography resides in this archive under "History of Therese Charest."
[S3] Security Questionnaire, US Military Document, 2 (Reliability: 3).
[ROGER FORBES - RESEARC] (Reliability: 3).
I married Clifton Gaunt, in Protestant then Catholic ceremonies; on October 30, 1994 (First United Methodist, at his birth Church, Woonsocket, RI) and on July 12, 1995 (St. Augustine Church, Millville, MA).
Roger Forbes wrote a biography of Therese Charest (Hurteau / Floro / Gaunt). The biography is included in this repository under "History of Therese Charest."

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Genealogy of the Charest Family

CHAREST, Therese Joan D'Arc