Albert LAFLEUR was born in 1825 in Canada. I do not know the names of his parents. He is presumed to have died between 1880-1900 in Union County, South Dakota, but I have not found a death record for him yet. It has been rumored that he is buried on the family homestead.
Albert married Sophie Jane BERTRAND in approximately 1863, possibly in Sioux City, Iowa. This was Sophie's 2nd marriage, having married Antoine BROUILLETTE (died 1860) about 8 years earlier.
Sophie was born in March 1837 in Iowa, and was the daughter of Etienne (Stephan) BERTRAND and Julia Laurent PUGETTE. Sophie died on September 6, 1920 in Jefferson, South Dakota, and is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in Jefferson with her parents and a few of her children.
Albert received a Homestead Land Patent for 154 65/100 acres of land in the Dakota Territory, dated October 1, 1869.
The 7 known (to me) children of Albert and Sophie are:
Mederese (Mary) W. LaFleur (my great-great-grandmother) - Born Jan 1864 in Canada; died after 1930, probably in Iowa. Mary married Henry L. DAGLE in about 1880.
Celina (Salina) La Fleur - Born bet. 1864-1866 in Union County, South Dakota.
Sophie La Fleur - Born in 1866 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Albert La Fleur - Borm Oct 1866 in Union County, South Dakota; died in 1922.
Joseph La Fleur - Born in 1872 in Union County, South Dakota; died 1936.
Conzague La Fleur - Born abt. 1874 in Union County, South Dakota; died 1943.
Lucie La Fleur - Born abt. 1876 in Union County, South Dakota.
I am currently trying to determine if Albert is in some way related to Adelor LaFleur (1865-1954), also of Jefferson, South Dakota. It is possible that Albert could have been Adelor's uncle, and that Adelor is descended through one of Albert's siblings. This is just a theory that I'm working out, however... nothing proven!
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