Sacramento County
Biographies
ADOLPH JEAN
ADOLPH JEAN, farmer, Brighton Township, was born in France, December 29 [year not listed], a son of Frank and Francoice (Goubert) Jean. The former died in 1854 at the age of sixty-seven years, and the latter a few years later. They had four sons and three daughters. One of these, Adolph Jean, was brought up on the farm, and in 1867-’71 he followed farming on the Island of Jersey, near the coast of France, and then came to America, landing at Quebec; he worked on a farm near Toronto, Canada, four months; went to Detroit where a friend helped him to obtain employment in the Saginaw lumber camps; but one winter’s experience there made him long for California, and hither he came, stopping first in San Francisco a few days endeavoring to find work, but in vain. Coming on to this county, he immediately found employment in Brighton Township, cutting and putting up hay, receiving $40 for the month he was employed. The gentleman who gave him this employment was John Boey, now deceased. The rest of the summer he worked in a hay press for Charles Baker, and during the winter worked upon a farm. The next season he was engaged by John Scofield, who bought Mr. Baker’s place; next he was employed by Dr. W. S. Manlove, on his farm, until March 1, 1874. During the twenty-two months he worked out he saved $900 from his earnings, and this capital enabled him at the date mentioned to rent the farm of Charles Baker. He remained on that place five years, when Mr. Baker was compelled to vacate the ranch. Mr. Jean then purchased the place where he now resides at $100 per acre, and during the last part of January he moved upon it into a small house hastily put up. His present handsome residence was erected three years ago. This farm contains sixty-six acres of as good land as can be found in the State. It borders the American River, and is on the Coloma road, nine miles from Sacramento. There are thirty acres in orchard, comprising prunes, plums, peaches, apricots, and pears, and twenty-three acres in vineyard, in a good bearing condition. In September, 1888, Mr. Jean bought another ranch of 180 acres, on the Sacramento River, in Yolo County, above El Cajon. It is good pasture and dairy land.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated History of
Sacramento County, California. Pages 614-615. Lewis
Publishing Company. 1890.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.