Sacramento County
Biographies
MANUEL A.
FRATES
MANUEL A. FRATES.--California has been particularly fortunate in her exceptional staff of contractors and builders who have done their utmost in laying the foundation that has drawn the countless number of tourists to the Golden State. Prominent among those who have contributed their great aims and results is Manuel A. Frates, who was born in 1874, at Cohasset, Mass., the son of Manuel and Rose Frates. His father, who came to Monterey with the first fishing crew, remained here for a short time and then went to the Azores Islands where he was married. He came back to Massachusetts, but later returned to the Azores, where he passed away.
Manuel A. Frates was educated in the public schools of Massachusetts and the Azores Islands, and also in the practical school of experience. He worked as a carpenter in the Azores and in 1900 came to California and was employed for seven years as a journeyman, with Mr. Charles Vanina. He then went into business for himself and built some of the public schools and the finest residences in Sacramento, Newcastle and Auburn.
Manuel A. Frates was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Agnes Marshall, a native daughter of Newcastle, Cal., and they are the parents of three children: Arthur, Viola, and Marvin. Mr. Frates is a stanch Republican, and a member of the U. P. E. C., and the S. P. R. S., the A. A. D. E. S., and the Builders’ Exchange. His leisure moments are spent in the open, and he is particularly fond of fishing and hunting.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 952.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.