Jean Baptiste/John B. Esponda
1868 - 1936 (67 years)-
Name Jean Baptiste/John B. Esponda Birth 29 Apr 1868 Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France 
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Esponda, Jean Archanchury birth 1868 Gender Male Immigration 07 Sep 1902 Le Bretagne, Ship J. Baptiste Esponda, age 36, farmer from Baigorry to Clerman, Wyoming (Clearmont near Buffalo) to his brother J. Esponda. He was previously in U.S. from 1888 to 1902. He sailed from Le Havre. Census 1910 Buffalo, Wyoming [2] Wyoming, Johnson, South Buffalo, District 0070, page 1 - Simon and Jeanne (Esponda) Harriet were living and operating a ranch with his brother and her sister Peter and Catherine (Esponda) Harriet. Also living with them was their uncle Jean Esponda and a boarder Marie Elizalde of Spain.
Esponda and Harriet family census record Buffalo Wyoming 1910 Death 1936 Buffalo, Wyoming [3] 
Esponda, John B. obituary 1936 Burial Willow Grove Cemetary, Buffalo, Wyoming 
Esponda headstone Buffalo, Wyoming 
Esponda, John B. headstone 1936 
Esponda headstone Buffalo, Wyoming (wideview) Person ID I255 family | Esponda family in Buffalo Last Modified 9 Nov 2019
Father Baptiste Esponda, b. 2 Dec 1819, Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France d. 8 Nov 1901, Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France (Age 81 years) Mother Catherine Ithurralde, b. 08 Jul 1826, Gnafarenia, Banca, France d. 15 May 1896, Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France (Age 69 years) Marriage 01 Feb 1857 Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France Family ID F16 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dominica Louise Etchemendy, b. 8 May 1891, Bernatena, Arneguy, France d. 31 Dec 1983, Buffalo, Wyoming (Age 92 years) Marriage 09 Jan 1917 Sheridan, Wyoming Children 1. John Mitchell Esponda, b. 24 Apr 1918, Buffalo, Wyoming d. 9 Apr 1927, Buffalo, Wyoming (Age 8 years)+ 2. Grayce Mary Esponda, b. 20 Jan 1919, Buffalo, Wyoming d. 23 Mar 1996, Buffalo, Wyoming (Age 77 years)+ 3. Noeline Catherine Esponda, b. 23 Dec 1921, Buffalo, Wyoming d. 23 Dec 2008, Buffalo, Wyoming (Age 87 years)+ 4. Jeanette Isidora Esponda, b. 15 Mar 1923, Buffalo, Wyoming d. 23 Jan 2006, Buffalo, Wyoming (Age 82 years)+ 5. John Arthur Esponda, b. 13 Jun 1924, Buffalo, Wyoming d. 8 Feb 1972, Buffalo, Wyoming (Age 47 years)Family ID F707 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2019
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Histories 
Three generations of Basque Sheepherders in Buffalo, Wyoming
Originally written for commemorative program for 2007 NABO Convention in Rock Springs, Wyoming honoring the Basque Sheepherder in America.
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