Florette Agnes Peloquin-Pare

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Tue, 09/27/2016 - 11:13
Submitter's First Name
Noella & Muriel
Submitter's Last Name
Pepin & Lariviere
Relationship to Honoree
Daughters
Submitter's Phone Number
508-542-1496
Submitter's Email Address
ray_pepin@yahoo.com
Donation Amount
25.00
Mill Employee First Name
Florette
Mill Employee Middle Name
Agnes
Mill Employee Last Name
Peloquin-Pare
Mill Employee Maiden Name
Lavallee
Mill Employee Birth Date
Mill Employee Birthplace
Woonsocket, RI
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Glenark Knitting
Job Title 1
Spinner
Mill Employee Start Date 1
1935
Mill Employee End Date 1
1937
Mill Employee Workplace 2
Philmont Worsted
Job Title 2
Spinner
Mill Employee Start Date 2
1937
Mill Employee End Date 2
1939
Mill Employee Workplace 3
Sydney Worsted
Job Title 3
Winder
Mill Employee Start Date 3
1939
Mill Employee End Date 3
1942
Mill Employee Photo
Mill Employee School
St. Louis
Mill Employee House Worship
St. Louis
Biography Text

Florette was born on January 21, 1920 to Frank and Palmyre  Lavallee. She was one of nine children. The family lived on Privilege Street. Florette left the 8th grade at age 15 to work in the Glenark Mill in 1935. She earned $7 per week and worked 40 hours per week. She was a quick learner and became a proficient spinner and winder. In 1939 her wages were increased to $14 per week and after WWII broke out she was able to earn up to $40 per week doing "piece work". Her earnings helped to support her family.

In 1940 while working at the Sydney Blumenthal mill she was injured in a terrible industrial accident. She was in the hospital for six weeks and her recovery took a full year and included several surgeries. Florette lived into her nineties fully capable of recalling times with the family about her work and life in Woonsocket. She taught our family the importance of a good work ethic.