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The related LaRoche or Laroche families of North Dakota and Minnesota originated in the Poitou area of France. They first immigrated to the Montreal area of Quebec, then to North Dakota. Jean Laroche married Antoinette Larose in Chef-Boutonne, eveche Poitiers, Poitou, France. Their son Jean Laroche married Suzanne Turpin on Oct 29, 1723 in Montreal, Quebec. 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.
Decendents of Jean Schreiber(t) and Louisa Reise
m. Essen, Hanover, Germany
Henry Schreiber(t) m. Anne Marie Dumas
Nov 4, 1780 by notaire Bourassa
Marie Dorothee Schreiber(t) 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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