San Joaquin County
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PETER VINET
PETER VINET, a rancher of
Dent Township, was born in Charente, France, in 1822, and emigrated to Mexico
in 1839, direct from Bordeaux to Vera Cruz. In 1845 he was there married to
Miss Refugia Aguirre, born in Mexico about 1829, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Aguirre, the father being by birth a Spaniard. On the discovery of gold in
California Mr. and Mrs. Vinet came to this coast, and Mr. Vinet went to mining
for two years. Except these two years he has been engaged in farm work for
fifty years. In 1859 he bought his first 160 acres in this township, and in
1889 owns 1,760 acres, devoted chiefly to the raising of wheat.
Mr. and Mrs. Vinet are the parents of
three living children. Joseph Peter, born October 17, 1863, received a good
education, finishing with a session in Santa Clara College, and is in business
in Stockton. He was married to Miss Marie Louise Pache, a daughter of Jules P.
Pache, of Stockton. They have one child, Marie Louise Refugia, born October 12,
1888. The other children of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vinet are Miss Anita Refugia,
born January 19, 1867, and Marie Irene, born in 1870, both of whom finished
their education in Norte Dame Academy in San Jose. There is also an adopted
daughter, Dolores Gertrude, married in 1884 to William A. Carroll, of Dent
Township. They have two children, Joseph Justin and Arthur Victor.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 646-647. Lewis Pub.
Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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