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JOHN ALEGRETTI
It is a rare occurrence that a man
fills a position thirty-seven years with increased efficiency, but such is the
case with John Allegretti, who has been superintendent of the gardens at the
San Joaquin General Hospital for that period of time. His birth occurred at Chiavari,
Province of Genoa, Italy, December 24, 1844, a son of Giuseppe and Elizabeth (Bizanio) Alegretti, both natives
of Italy and now deceased. At about
eighteen years of age John Alegretti, though unable to speak English, left home
for America, arriving in San Francisco in 1862; he entered the employ of his
uncle, A. Bizanio, and attended night school in the
Bay City. Desiring to start in business
for himself, he became a fisherman on the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and
for several years continued with fine success; he then located in Stockton and
went to work for James Crozzier, in market gardening
on Rough and Ready Island, from which were shipped fruits and produce to San
Francisco and other markets in California; in 1877 he rented and conducted what
was known as the Ten-Mile House on the Durham Ferry Road. In 1888 Mr. Alegretti gave up farming and
became superintendent of gardens at the county farm, where he has since
remained faithfully and efficiently, performing his duties to the entire
satisfaction of the county.
The first marriage of Mr. Alegretti
occurred in Stockton which united him with Miss Carrie Ganelli
and they were the parents of five children, three living: Giocannia is the
wife of M. Pardini; Miralda
is the wife of Charles Garrow; and Sylvio. Mrs.
Alegretti passed away at the age of thirty-two and in 1893 Mr. Alegretti was
married to Mrs. Kitty Carson (Summers) Lloyd, daughter
of the late Dr. Summers of Walnut Grove, California. She was born while her parents were enroute
to California near the sink of Carson River.
On July 31, 1871, Mr. Alegretti became an American citizen and has since
been a staunch Republican in politics.
Mr. and Mrs. Alegretti reside in their comfortable home in the grounds
of the hospital at French Camp and are held in high esteem by all who know
them.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
877. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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