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Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean (1848 - 1931)
Esther Militine Rerat Vernon Pettijean Zoe Pettijean Henriette Pettijean Julius Pettijean Joseph Pettijean Olga Leontine Pettijean Marthe Pettijean Albert Frances Claud Pettijean Henry Frank Pettijean Esthe M. Pettijean Frank Pettijean Wife of Frank Pettijean
Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean
Six Generation Ancestors Table
b. 13 Oct 1848 at France
m. bef 1870 Esther Militine Rerat (1851 - 1922) at France
d. 18 Sep 1931 at Oakland, Alameda, California aged 82
Near Relatives of Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean (1848 - 1931)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Henry Rerat
Mother in Law Josephine Eckles

Father Frank Pettijean
Mother Wife of Frank Pettijean

Self Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean 13 Oct 1848 France 18 Sep 1931 Oakland, Alameda, California 82

Wife Esther Militine Rerat 20 Mar 1851 Schweitz, Switzerland 05 Mar 1922 Oakland, Alameda, California 70

Son Vernon Pettijean
Daughter Zoe Pettijean 28 Dec 1870 Switzerland 15 Mar 1964 San Mateo County Hosp., San Mateo, San Mateo, California 93
Daughter Henriette Pettijean abt 1876 France abt 1962 86
Son Julius Pettijean 1881
Son Joseph Pettijean 08 May 1882 26 Jul 1955 Oakland, Alameda, California 73
Daughter Olga Leontine Pettijean 11 Jul 1884 Switzerland 26 Jun 1979 Millrae, San Mateo, California 94
Daughter Marthe Pettijean 1888 France
Son Albert Frances Claud Pettijean 02 Sep 1889 France 22 Apr 1930 Oakland, Alameda, California 40
Son Henry Frank Pettijean 31 Jul 1891 France 13 Mar 1962 Oakland, Alameda, California 70
Daughter Esthe M. Pettijean 1895 Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana 29 Jul 1963 Oakland, Alameda, California 68

Son in Law Albert Joseph Francois Pape 02 May 1868 Geney, Doubs, France 30 Aug 1948 Richmond, Contra Costa, California 80
Son in Law Francois J. Lordier Nov 1863 Ohio 24 Dec 1903 USA 40
Son in Law August Lassus abt 1883 Ohio
Daughter in Law Lillian O. Christensen 1886 25 Nov 1925 Oakland, Alameda, California 39
Daughter in Law Amelia Dronet 1899 California
Son in Law Frank Manuel Chase Brazil
Son in Law Eugene B. O'Shea 1893 New York
Son in Law Auguste L. C. Russell
Daughter in Law Amelia Dronet 1899 California
Daughter in Law Nettie Elizabeth Keith 04 May 1905 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida 18 Aug 1987 Livermore, Alameda, California 82
Son in Law Edward C. Williams 08 Aug 1893 Portugal 12 Oct 1977 Oakland, Alameda, California 84

Grandson August Claude Pape 11 Dec 1893 Jefferson Township, Allen, Indiana 04 Feb 1959 Pascagoula, Jackson Mississippi 65
Grandson Alcide Xavier Pape 04 Feb 1896 Jefferson Township, Allen, Indiana 19 Jul 1896 Jefferson Township, Allen, Indiana 0
Grandson William Albert Clarence Pape 17 Apr 1897 Jefferson Township, Allen, Indiana 25 May 1987 VA Medical Center, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi 90
Grandson Leonard Francis Pape 17 Apr 1899 Jefferson Township, Allen, Indiana 28 Apr 1975 Sutter, California 76
Granddaughter Meletine Therese Pape 22 Dec 1901 Jefferson Township, Allen, Indiana 23 Dec 1903 San Francisco, San Francisco, California 2
Grandson Mallin Therese 23 Dec 1901 Allen County, Indiana
Granddaughter Esther Militine Pape 28 Jun 1910 Berkley, Alameda, California 15 Oct 1990 Ventura, Ventura, California 80
Granddaughter Velma F. Lordier abt 1902
Granddaughter Florence Marion Pettijean 20 May 1911 Oakland, Alameda, California 18 Feb 1989 Oakland, Alameda, California 77
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Leland Pettijean 26 Oct 1920 Oakland, Alameda, California 27 Jun 1988 Oakland, Alameda, California 67
Grandson John Manuel Chase 06 Jul 1903 Oakland, Alameda, California
Grandson Edward C. Williams 27 Dec 1911 Oakland, Alameda, California 15 Jun 1984 San Leandro, Alameda, California 72
Grandson Rolland Williams 1914 Oakland, Alameda, California

Events in Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean (1848 - 1931)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
13 Oct 1848 Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean was born France
bef 1870 22 Married Esther Militine Rerat (aged 19) France
28 Dec 1870 22 Birth of daughter Zoe Pettijean Switzerland
abt 1876 28 Birth of daughter Henriette Pettijean France
1881 33 Birth of son Julius Pettijean
08 May 1882 33 Birth of son Joseph Pettijean
11 Jul 1884 35 Birth of daughter Olga Leontine Pettijean Switzerland
1888 40 Birth of daughter Marthe Pettijean France
02 Sep 1889 40 Birth of son Albert Frances Claud Pettijean France
31 Jul 1891 42 Birth of son Henry Frank Pettijean France
1895 47 Birth of daughter Esthe M. Pettijean Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana
05 Mar 1922 73 Death of wife Esther Militine Rerat (aged 70) Oakland, Alameda, California
22 Apr 1930 81 Death of son Albert Frances Claud Pettijean (aged 40) Oakland, Alameda, California
18 Sep 1931 82 Xavier Francis Julius Pettijean died Oakland, Alameda, California
21 Sep 1931 82 Burial St. Mary's Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California
Personal Notes:
Zoe's parents were from Pond Druid, France.

Information sent to Rich Mullins (Blackfoot, Id.) from the Besancon Historical Society, Allen, In.:
Passenger list- Arrived New York from Havre, France, aboard the steamship, La Bourgogne on 4 Feb., 1892. Listed in compartment # 5 : Joseph Pettijean, age 43; Marie, age 41; Zoe, age 18; Henriette, age 16; Jules, age 11; Joseph, age 9; Olga, age 6; Martha, age 4; Albert, age 2; Henri, age 1. Their new residence to New Haven, Allen, In.

Immigration record shows that Nat. 12 Mar. 1894; Book 8, page 45

1920 Census, Oakland, Alameda, California, living 134 Fourth; Frank, age 72, Meletine, age 69, born Switzerland. Under citizenship, Frank, nat. 1892, Meletine, Al.
Information from obits and Belva Wainwright Spencer.
Frank was the name on the Death record and obit.
Frank was a Longshoreman.

Frank is living with daughter, Marthe Russell in the 1930 census.

County of Alameda, Oakland, Ca. Certificate of death- local registered #2255
Frank Pettijean, male, white, widowed(wife was late Melitine Pettijean)
b. Oct. 13, 1848 in France
Occupation- longshoreman- retired 10 years
Length of residence in city and state- 32 years; length in U.S.- 39 years
Date of death- Sep. 18, 1931, 7:30 a.m.
Cause of death- Valvulor heart disease, contributory- arteriosclerosis
Informant- Joseph Pettijean, 3810 Laguna Ave., Oakland, Ca.
Place of burial- St. Mary's Cemetery, Oakland on Sep. 21, 1931

Oakland Tribune, 19 Sep 1931, page B-23
PETTIJEAN: In Oakland, Sep 18, 1931, Frank, husband of the late Melitine Pettijean and father of Mrs. Marilee Russell, Mrs. Esther Williams, Mrs. Hattie Lassus, Mrs. Olga O'Shea, Mrs. Zoe Pape, and Joseph, Albert, and Henry Pettijean. A native of France, agedd 82 years, 11 months, 5 days.

Frank was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, 4529 Howe, Oakland, Ca. in the same grave as son, Albert. They share a headstone. Burial arranged by son, Joseph, 3810- Laguna Ave., Oakland, Ca. The grave is in Section 2, Sta. 5, area 6, grave 8. He was 82 years, 11 months, and 5 days. Grave is below Frank Maguire, big headstone, near Paul Williams & Sullivan

1920 CENSUS California, Alameda, Brooklyn Township, enum dist. 5, sheet # 12B, enum date,, January 1920
line 67, 1951, 247, 324, Petitjean, Frank, head, male, white, age 71, married, immigrated 1894, naturalized, able to read & write, born in France, parents born in France, able to speak English, laborer,
Lumber yard, worker
Melitine, wife, female, white, age 69, married, immigrated 1894, alien, able to read & write, born in France, parents born in France, able to speak English
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