Margaret Mary Collard

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 14:12

Maggie was born in Woonsocket and had one brother.  She enjoyed her time working at Woonsocket Rubber and thought it was the best company she worked for even though she only worked there for one year. The year she worked at Woonsocket Rubber was covering for a leave of absence for a woman who had been ill.  After leaving Miller Electric she moved to office work and spent 20 years (1969-1989) as the secretary for the district manager for Kings Department store.  She was married in 1967 and had one child.

Rita Onorina Buco

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 13:58

Rita was from a family of 7 children. She had four sisters and two brothers. She was 16 when she took her first job in a mill. She married when she was 25 and had 5 children. She now has 14 grandchildren.

Bess Adelaide Horne

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 13:37

Bess was born on Christmas Day, the fourth of nine children and the first girl. Upon her birth her oldest brother remarked that she was the best Christmas present he could have asked for.  Her family owned a farm and she grew up working in the fields, picking potatoes. She did a lot of the cooking as well.  Bess married at 17 to a man from Woonsocket but whose parents were Canadian. They met and married in Canada and did not move to Woonsocket until 1948. They had 2 sons.  While working at the George E. Mousley's mill she made Christmas decorations, including stockings and tree skirts.

Eugene Armand Peloquin

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:41

Eugene was born in Woonsocket on November 18, 1932. He is the son of Armand and Marie Louise, nee Tellier, Peloquin.  He was the youngest of eight children. The Peloquin's worshipped at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church right down the street from the family cottage at 205 Gaulin Avenue.

Eugene attended school at St. Ann's, Mount Saint Charles Academy, Our Lady of Providence Seminary,  Providence College and Boston University. Eugene also served in the US Navy seeing active duty on destroyers from 1956-1959 and reserve duty from 1959-1981.

Normand Philibert Peloquin

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:37

Normand was born on June 26, 1926 in Woonsocket. He was the son of Armand and Marie Louise, nee Tellier, Peloquin. He was one of eight children. He attended St. Ann's School and Woonsocket's Junior and Senior high schools.

Raymond Herve Peloquin

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:32

Raymond was born in Woonsocket on May 13, 1922 son of Armand and Louise, nee Tellier, Peloquin. he was one of eight children. Raymond attended the St. Ann School, Woonsocket Junior High and Woonsocket Senior High.

Marie Louise Peloquin Tellier

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:17

Marie Louise was born in St. Cuthbert, province of Quebec, Canada on April 18, 1893, the daughter of Joseph and Angelina, nee Durand, Tellier. She was one of nine children. Her siblings in order of birth are: Napoleon, Annette, Philibert, Marie-Ann, Alphonse, Diane, Marie Rose and Alice.

Joseph Tellier

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:11

Joseph was born on January 15, 1866 in St. Cuthbert, province of Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Henri and Aurelie, nee Sylvestre, Tellier. he was one of eight children.

In 1884 he married Angelina Durand in their parish Catholic Church. Joseph was a cultivateur (tenant farmer). The couple had a large family of nine children: Napoleon, Annette, Philibert, Marie Ann, Marie Louise, Alphonse, Diana, Marie Rose and Alice. 

Roger Ernest Peloquin

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/23/2016 - 12:59

Roger was born in Woonsocket on January 19, 1930 to Armand Marie Louise, nee Tellier Peloquin. He was one of eight children. He graduated the 9th grade from St. Ann's School. Roger entered the work force at age 16. He worked first as a wool sorter at the Star Carbonizing Mill from 1945-1960.

Sophie Nichola Peloquin

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 11/23/2016 - 12:56

Sophie was born in Woonsocket on March 6, 1929 to Paul and Constance (Coca) Nichola. Sophie first went to work during WWII while still a student at Woonsocket High School. She worked after school on the "student shift" at the Alice Mill in support of the war effort.She helped to make Navy rubber rafts. Sophie went on to work in a number of jobs over the years from sales clerk, to a telephone operator. Her last job was a clerk typist at the US Navy base in Newport.