PEQUEGNAT, Francois

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Name PEQUEGNAT, Francois Born 1 Apr 1841 Netherlands Gender Male Immigration (d) 23 Sep 1867 New York, New York, United States [1]
LeHavre, France on the ship Bellona Occupation 1875 Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States [2]
watch factory worker Census (desc) 1880 Pine River Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States working in a jewelry store Naturalization 24 Aug 1880 Gratiot, Michigan, United States [3]
Census (desc) 1900 Riverside, Riverside, California, United States living at 1365 Ninth St. and working as a jeweler Census (desc) 1910 Riverside, Riverside, California, United States retired and living at 576 Walnut St _UID 9AB8AB112354874592D69AD311D03A95D674 Died 3 Oct 1910 Saint Louis, Gratiot, Michigan, United States [4]
Cause: of a stroke Address:
the Schultheiss farmBuried Riverside, Riverside, California, United States [4]
Person ID I1848 Ancestry Last Modified 16 Oct 2010
Father PEQUEGNAT, David Louis, b. 28 Mar 1801, d. 29 Aug 1874 (Age 73 years) Mother NIEUWHUIZEN, Susanne, b. 1804, d. 1881 (Age 77 years) Married 2 Dec 1833 Family ID F136 Group Sheet
Family PEQUEGNAT, Pauline, b. 27 Aug 1840, Loveresse, Switzerland , d. 9 Jan 1922, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
(Age 81 years)
Married 1865 Loveresse, Switzerland Residence 1875 Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States [2]
on the west side of River (Grove) Ave. between Lake and National Residence 1879 Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States [5]
at 26 Grove Ave. Children + 1. PEQUEGNAT, Ami W., b. 15 Aug 1866, Loveresse, Switzerland , d. Yes, date unknown
2. PEQUEGNAT, Frank, b. 8 Jul 1870, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States , d. 6 Aug 1870, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States
(Age 0 years)
+ 3. PEQUEGNAT, Edward Louis, b. 10 Dec 1871, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
4. PEQUEGNAT, Emile Eugene, b. 14 Jun 1875, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States , d. 1 Sep 1905, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
(Age 30 years)
5. PEQUEGNAT, Pauline Emelie, b. 1877, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States , d. 1881 (Age 4 years)
+ 6. PEQUEGNAT, Frank Adolf, b. 25 Aug 1879, Saint Louis, Gratiot, Michigan, United States , d. 8 Mar 1967, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
(Age 87 years)
Last Modified 6 Dec 2019 Family ID F661 Group Sheet
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Notes - Frank Pequegnat was a watch maker in Switzerland. In 1868, Frank and his
family immigrated to America, and moved to Elgin, Illinois, where he was
employed by the Elgin Watch Works. Because of a dissension with Frank's
employer over one of his inventions, they moved to St. Louis, Mich. around
1878, and Frank opened a jewelry store. Around 1909, they moved to Riverside,
Calif., where he owned a very successful jewelry store. (Note: Frank and
Pauline Pequegnat adopted their niece, Emma, when Emma's mother died in 1863.)
- Frank Pequegnat was a watch maker in Switzerland. In 1868, Frank and his
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Sources - [S1114] Germans to America by Ira A. Glazier & P. Wm. Filby, Volume 20.
- [S1113] City Directory, Elgin, IL 1875-1876.
- [S1103] Naturalization Record, Declaration of Intent filed with the Circuit Court on Aug.24, 1880 Vol. I Page 208.
- [S1100] Letter, Leroy Schultheiss.
- [S1113] City Directory, Elgin, IL 1878-1879.
- [S1114] Germans to America by Ira A. Glazier & P. Wm. Filby, Volume 20.