PEQUEGNAT, Francois

1841 - 1910  (69 years)

• 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 farm
  Buried	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	16 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1841 - Netherlands Married - 1865 - Loveresse, Switzerland Immigration (d) - LeHavre, France on the ship Bellona - 23 Sep 1867 - New York, New York, United States Occupation - watch factory worker - 1875 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States Residence - on the west side of River (Grove) Ave. between Lake and National - 1875 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States Residence - at 26 Grove Ave. - 1879 - Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States Census (desc) - working in a jewelry store - 1880 - Pine River Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States Naturalization - 24 Aug 1880 - Gratiot, Michigan, United States Census (desc) - living at 1365 Ninth St. and working as a jeweler - 1900 - Riverside, Riverside, California, United States Census (desc) - retired and living at 576 Walnut St - 1910 - Riverside, Riverside, California, United States Died - Cause: of a stroke - 3 Oct 1910 - Saint Louis, Gratiot, Michigan, United States Buried - - Riverside, Riverside, California, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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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.)

  
  

• 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.