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FRED LEO MARCHAND
A native Californian, Fred Leo Marchand was born near the present site of the thriving
town of Newman, October 25, 1879, a son of Leo and Johanna (Jeschke)
Marchand, both natives of Prussia. The father left home for America before the
outbreak of the Civil War and in 1861 enlisted for service in the U. S. Navy,
serving for over three years, and was discharged in Pensacola, Florida. In 1869 he arrived in San Francisco and soon
after removed to San Joaquin Valley, locating in the grain country near Newman,
where he engaged in farming. There were
five children in the family: Fred Leo,
the subject of this sketch; Anna, deceased; William J. resides in Stockton;
Lilly, Mrs. H. A. Davidson, residing in Stockton; and Charles J. resides in Los
Angeles. The father passed away in 1920
at the
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1540-1541. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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