Pioneers-Who Are Yours?

With today being "Pioneer Day" in Utah, I couldn't help but reflect on the pioneers in my own family. The above photo of footsteps is but a small symbol in what most pioneers endured as they traveled from one country to another and settled in that new country. The mode of transport would match the time period they came to that new country in combination of where the old country was located.

While my ancestors helped to settle Quebec, Canada in the 1600s, my four main direct lines from my grandparents all came from Canada between 1850 and 1900 and migrated down to the New England area where there was work in the mills which allowed them to support their families.

The Legacy from my great grandparents as they all traveled through St. Albans, Vermont into the United States and settled in the New England Area are:

• Elzear and Florentine (Soucy) Brisson immigrated in 1893 with 7 of their 9 children and Forentine was pregnant with their 8th. 
• Laurent and Marie (Ruel) Plante immigrated in 1904 with their 7 children
• Isaie-Gedeon and Josephte (Bougeois) Marotte immigrated in 1855 with 7 of their 8 children
• Joseph and Alida/Elida (Labbe) Theroux immigrated in 1866 with 5 of their 7 children.

The conditions of their travel at that time was most likely walking just like most pioneers who are settling in a new country during that time period.

My heart goes out to each one of them in total gratitude for the sacrifices they all made to provide for a better life for their children and their descendants going forward.

Each of their descendants have gone on to settle and love the country they live in and have led or are leading productive lives.

Thank you to all those who are pioneers..

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Alberic Theroux









Born 27 Dec 1855 to Joseph Theroux and Alida (Elida) Labbe in Yamaska, Quebec, Canada. Alberic a.k.a. Albert, grew up in the Lake Champlain area and was an accomplished yachtsman. He was one of seven children. Their family immigrated to the United States in 1866 according to the 1900 US Census records and they are listed in the 1870 US Census as living Warwick, RI.

He married Rose DeLima Limoges on 16 April 1882 and for the first few years of their
marriage they lived aboard a yacht which he captained for a friend. After the birth and death
of their first son, they moved on land and their next child was born on 23 Dec 1885. Rose loved
the water and often would take the ferry from Providence to Block Island.

Together they had a total of ten children with nine surviving to adult lives. Albert worked as a Loom fixer in the cotton mills, unfortunately, he died quite unexpectedly on his way home from work on 26 January, 1902, just before the birth of their last child on 14 March 1902. This left the raising of this large family in the hands of Rose. More about her in the next post!


Alberic Theroux 1855-1902