Bernard Etcheverry

Other Events:

• Naturalization: 27 Aug 1859; Book 89 Page 324 7/15/1867 Book 89 Page 325
• Census: 1880, Ballena, California; California, San Diego, Ballena, District 071, page 1
• Courtcase: 1890; #12441 Insolvency of Ballade 2/14/1890
• Other Information: 1 May 1893, La Bretagne, ship; Bernard and Louise Etcheverry were returning from a trip to France with their daughter Marguerite.
• Other Information: 15 Jun 1896, La Gascogne, ship; Bernard and Louise Etcheverry arrived in New York with their family following a trip to France. Bernard was 59 years old, Louise 38, Marguerite 18, Michel 16, Bernard 14 and Frederick 11. There was also an 11 year old boy named Remonsino listed among their family (unknown relationship).
• Census: 1900, Ramona, California; California, San Diego, Santa Maria (Valley), District 174, page 2
• Census: 1910, Ramona, California; California, San Diego, Ramona, District 0135, page 9

Notes:

Census:
B. & Louisa Etcheverry were living in Ballena (Ramona) with their children Margarita (3 years) and Michel (10 mos). He was 44 years old, a stock raiser and born in France and she was 22, keeping house and also born in France. Others living with them were:
Jean Barron, 54 years, born France, stock raiser
Baptiste Lescuna, 34 years, born France, cook
J.M. Echenique, 26 years, "foreign" born, herder
Peter Delpi, 23 years, France, herder
Anselmo Sasiain, 28 years, Spain, herder
Antonio Muruaga, 25 years, Spain, herder
G. Gabalan, 30 years, France, herder

Courtcase:
His residence in 1890 was at El Rincon, California (San Diego County).
Rather than becoming a priest, he left France at 19 years old with 7 others from the Pyrenees. The Bordeaux on 12/14/1855 and arrived in San Francisco in August 1856. An 8 month voyage. Soon after he came to Los Angeles & worked for Penelon repairing the Plaza church. He then purchased a sheep ranch in San Diego County. By 1860, he had bought up 17,000 acres of land engulfing a hacienda called Ramona. He is credited with founding the town that bears the name Ramona. He also returned to France in the 1870's to participate in the Franco-Prussian War.

Census:
Bernard and Louisa Etcheverry were living in the Santa Maria Valley with their children Margy (born Nov 1877, 23 years, Michel (July 1879, 20 years), Bernard (born June 1881, 18 years) and Frederick (born 1884, 15 years). Bernard was 63 years old, born Dec 1836 in France and Louisa was 42 years old, born Feb 1858 in France. They were married 24 years and had 4 children. He immigrated in 1859 and was naturalized. He was a farmer and the children were in school.

Census:
Bernard and Louisa Etcheverry were living on Foster Rd. in Ramona with their son Frederick (24 years, married), his wife Jessie (20 years), sister-in-law Anna Meyers (48 years) and two hired help, Amelia King and Julio Osuna. Bernard was 63 years (s/b 73), born in France and Louisa was 52 years old, born in France. He immigrated in 1864 and she in 1875. He was a farmer of stock & grain.

Died:
Bernard Etcheverry was 75 years old at the time of his death.

Bernard married Louise Earle in 1877 in San Diego, California. Louise (daughter of Frederick Pearce Earle and Marceline V. Unknown) was born on 14 Feb 1858 in France; died on 17 Nov 1924 in San Diego County, California; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Other Information: She was married in 1901 to Lucien Bouvet (1872-1953), a French immigrant from Paris, France.

Marguerite married Lucien Bouvet on 25 Mar 1901 in San Francisco, California. Lucien was born on 31 Mar 1872 in Paris, France; died on 3 Mar 1953 in San Diego, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Michel Etcheverry was 42 years old when he died and his wife's initials were "MG".

Michel married Celeste Romuline Lacoste on 1 Jun 1905 in San Francisco, California. Celeste was born on 22 Apr 1883 in San Francisco, California; died on 2 Feb 1978 in Contra Costa County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Other Information: He was married to Helen Maude Hanson (1879-1964) on 8/6/1903 in Alameda, California. They had two sons: Bernard Earle Etcheverry (1910-1994) and Alfred Staff Etcheverry (1912-1945) Note: Alfred Starr was a WWII casualty and is buried in the American Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg.

Other Events:

• Other Information: He was married to Jessie Meyers in 1910 in San Diego County.