Jean Baptiste/John B. Esponda

1868 - 1936  (67 years)

• Name	Jean Baptiste/John B. Esponda
  Born	29 Apr 1868	Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France   [1]
  		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
  Died	1936	Buffalo, Wyoming   [3]
  		Esponda, John B. obituary 1936
  Buried	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)
  Married	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)
  Married	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)
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] AD64 Birth Record, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), St. Etienne de Baigorry births p54. [S76] 1910 United States Census - Wyoming. [S9] www.findagrave.com.