Theodore Fecteau Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
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Surname: FECTEAU
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 

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   THEODORE FECTEAU, a prosperous citizen of Westville, Rock-
ingham County, N. H., is proprietor of a general store and enjoys a lib-
eral patronage.  He was born in St. Hycinthe, Canada, and is a son of
Theodore, Sr., and Hermine (Cloutier) Fecteau.
   Theodore Fecteau, Sr., father of the subject of this record, was born
in St. Hycinthe, Canada, and was ten years old when he came to the
town of Plaistow in Rockingham County, N. H.  Here he worked for
Levi Tucker for a time but later went back to Canada.  He remained
there until after his marriage, when he returned to Plaistow with his
family.  He became a brick manufacturer and continued along that
line until his death in 1899.  A man without educational opportunities
or advantages, he became a successful business man and one of Plais-
tow's substantial citizens.  He was owner of two farms in Canada.  He
married Hermine Cloutier, also a native of St. Hycinthe, and they reared
the following children: Hermine, Agnes, Celina, Delia, Theodore,
Hector, Charles, Sabin, Lena, Ovide, Dr. Adlard, who is a practicing
physician at Fall River, Mass., and Rosena.
   Theodore Fecteau, whose name heads this sketch, was twelve years
of age when brought by his parents to New Hampshire.  His education
was obtained in the schools of Canada, he being for a time enrolled
as a student at St. Hycinthe College.  His first work after coming to
Plaistow was as a clerk, and he continued it in different cities.  He
then worked in a shoe factory for a time at Haverhill, and in 1900
started a general store at Westville.  In 1912, 1913, and 1914 he served
as one of the selectmen for the town of Plaistow in a most efficient
manner.
   In 1880, Mr. Fecteau was joined in marriage with Miss Delia Fon-
taine, and they became parents of the following children: Lillian,
who was born in 1881 and is the wife of George Lefevre; Millena, wife
of John Trembley; Peter O., who married Mary B. Mondor; Emma,

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who married Louis Dion; Orise; Theodore; Eva, now Mrs. J. B. Du-
pras; Ovide and Hector.  Mrs. Delia Fecteau departed this life in
October, 1894. Mr. Fecteau formed a second marriage in September,
1895, with Miss Odelie Vaillancourt and their children are as follows :
Oscar, born October 3, 1896; Nelson, born November 10, 1898, and
Antoinette, born August 11, 1904.  Fraternally Mr. Fecteau is a mem-
ber of the Knights of Pythias, the Catholic Foresters and the Artisans.

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