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The earliest known ancesters of the Pare family in Quebec are Mathieu and Marie (Joannet) Pare. I do not know know any more detail about them, other than the fact that they are the parents of Robert Pare. The whereabouts of Robert's or his parents birth is currently a mystery. Their descendents, in the form of the LaRoche family, came to the US just before the 1870 census of ND. They were among the first families of a settlement named Oakwood, about 1 mile east of Grafton, ND. It still exists today, though it is a very small town, and the church (still in use) can be seen from the highway on the right hand side as you are traveling west towards Grafton from I-29. The settlement was mostly French Catholic, with a few Irish Catholic families attending church there in the first few years. Among the first settlers was Stanislaus LaRoche (brother to Pierre Laroche listed below), who is said to have walked to Oakwood from the train station in Grand Forks to join other members of his family. Having lived in the area, I wonder how long it took him to find Oakwood in the miles and miles of prairie, with not much to offer in the way of landmarks. Oakwood is about 70 miles north of Grand Forks. I also find myself wondering just how long it took him.
Descendents of Mathieu Pare and Marie Joannet
Robert Pare m. Francoise Lehoux
Oct 20, 1653 in Quebec
Marie Madeleine Pare m. Jean Boucher
Nov 12, 1678 in Ste. Anne, Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
Elisabeth Boucher m. Jean Baptiste Lagarenne/Chenay
July 8, 1703 in Ste. Anne, Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
Etienne Dumas m. Felicite Chenay/Chesnay
Nov 1, 1731 in St. Antoine, Tilly, Lotbiniere Cty, Quebec
Etienne Dumas m. Marie Anne Josette Piedalue
Oct 8, 1764 in Chambly, Quebec
Anne Marie Dumas m. Henry Schreibert (of Hessia)
Nov 4, 1780 - married by notaire Bourassa
Marie Dorothee Schreibert m. Pierre Laroche
St. Remi, Quebec Canada
Phebee Esther Laroche m. Moyse/Moise Vary
Feb 2, 1858 in Ste. Isidore, Laprairie, Quebec
Joseph Philias Vary m. Mary Poole
April 23, 1883 in Oakwood, Walsh Cty, ND
Mary Lily (Lillian Josephine) Vary m. Arthur Nicolai Nelson
Nov 25, 1919 in Stephen Catholic Church, Marshall Cty, MN
Marian Thelma Nelson m. George John Gryskiewicz
Oct 29, 1946 in Stephen Catholic Church, Marshall Cty, MN
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