Catherine Etchepare

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Birth:
Her parents were Michel Etchepare commonly called Miel-ederra, farmer (laboreur) 48 years old and Jeanne Esponda, his wife, owners of the house of Miguelederrainia in this village.
Witnesses were Martin Arrambide, 47 years old secretary of the mayor of this village and Jean Etcheverry, shoemaker 44 years old, owner of the house of Esquil.

Died:
Catherine Etchepare, 64 years old, farmer, married to Bernard Mendiondo, died in the house of Martin-Halcart in this village.

Family/Spouse: Bernard Mendiondo. Bernard was born in 1820 in France; died on 22 Sep 1892 in Moulin de Chaharra, Banca, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Bernard Mendiondo, 7 months old, son of the miller of Etchaux, died in the Moulin d'Etchaux.

Jean married Catherine Urdaburu on 18 Feb 1873 in Les Aldudes, France. Catherine (daughter of Jean Urdaburu and Dominica or Jeanne Ardans) was born on 05 Oct 1850 in Aisteyetabehere, Les Aldudes, France; died on 4 Sep 1905 in Bordacaharra, Les Aldudes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Dominica Mendiondo, 1 day old, daughter of Jean Mendiondo and Catherine Urdaburu, died in the house of Martinhalcart in this villge.

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Birth:
His marriage to Jeanne Antchagno in 1902 is noted in the margin of his birth record.

Died:
Went to live with Igoa family later in life.

Pierre married Jeanne Antchagno on 19 May 1902 in Urepel, France. Jeanne (daughter of Pierre Antchagno and Jeanne dite Managno Urrels) was born on 28 Apr 1882 in Xalbadorenia, Urepel, France; died on 9 Sep 1917 in Inharabia, Urepel, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Her parents were Jean Mendiondo and Catherine Burdabourou.

Other Events:

• Military: 5 Jun 1917; John Mendiondo, 30 years old, living in Emeryville California. He was born 3/25/1887 in Aldudes, Basses Navarre, France. He was a laboror for the Southern Pacific in Oakland. He was married and earned a living to support his wife. He signed his name Mr. John Mendiondo.

Other Events:

• Military: 5 Jun 1917; Pete Mendiondo, 26 years old of Ogden Utah. He was born on 1/30/1891 in the Aldudes, France. He was employed as a sheepherder for the Lindsay Land Company in Avon, Utah. He was single and not supporting anyone. He signed his name Pete Mendiondo.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1911

Anna married Jean Baptiste Arrix on 27 Jun 1914 in Los Angeles, California. Jean was born on 13 Mar 1884 in Arudy, France; died on 17 Dec 1952 in Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Her death information was found in the margin of her birth record.

Catherine married Jean Santiago/John Parisena in France. Jean was born on 23 Aug 1902 in Banca, France; died on 29 May 1945 in Westwood, Lassen County, California; was buried in Lassen Cemetery, Susanville, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jean Etchart. Jean was born in in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marianne married Jean Costera on 12 Jan 1927 in St. Etienne de Baigorry, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Education: 1918-1925, Urepel, France; Domingo went to the local school in Urepel until the age of 12 or 13 like most kids his age. He always jokingly referred to this education being done at the University of Urepel.
• Basque House: 1916-1929, Xalbadorenia, Urepel, France; After the death of him mother, their father could not take of them so they were sent to live with others. Catherine the oldest went to work, Marianne was sent to an orphanage, Marie was sent to Semederenia in Esnazu and Domingo was sent to Xalbadorenia. Apparently, someone in this house was his godmother and his mother's cousin. His mother was also born in the house and her ancestors the Urrels owned the house since the 1700's.
• Immigration: 1929; He immigrated to the U.S. when he was 17 years old, joining his oldest sister Catherine (Mendionde) Parisena in Heber, CA. He applied for citizenship in 1946 but remained registered as an alien for the duration of his life.
• Immigration: 03 Dec 1929; Sailed on the Ile de France from Le Havre to New York in 1929.
• Occupation: 1929-1940; He worked a variety of jobs in general farming and on dairy farms in Blythe, La Puente and Chino.
• Residence: 1950-1951, Chino, California; Oaks St: After Domingo's marriage to Marie Biscay in 1950, they purchase 3/4 of an acre on Oaks St. Domingo thought this was too close to town and they searched for a larger property outside of town. They continued to own this house as a rental until they died.
• Other Information: 1972, Montclair, California; In 1972, the Bertsolari known as Xalbador provided a concert at our parents restaurant in Montclair called The Basque. Xalbador or his real name Ferdinand Aire considered Aitatchi as a brother as they were raised together at Xalbadorenia. This is a bertso (improvised verse) he sang that night regarding his "brotherhood" with Aitatchi.
• Occupation: 1940-1978; He would ultimately take up his lifelong occupation as a sheepman. He ran sheep throughout Southern California including Blythe in the winters and his favorite places were Dana Point and Camp Pendleton. His first partnership was with Lukas Martikorena, also from Urepel and during the 1960's he partnered often with the Nogues brothers of La Puente. He semi-retired in 1974 after breaking his hip after a fall while climbing up a sheep transport chute. He then worked for Michel Etchemendy in the local area and his final campsite was in the Chino hills overlooking the 71/60 freeway interchange. He fully retired in 1978 to care for his wife Marie.
• Residence: 1951-1989, Chino, California; Magnolia Ave: Their search for a bigger property took them one block to the east on Magnolia. In 1951, this property was completely surrounded by farms. They initially purchased 10 acres but at the urging of Matias Etchart, they bought 1/2 acre to the north where they established their home and barn. They kept the 10 acres for growing of corn which they did for over 10 years until the School District took the property through eminent domain. They maintained the house on Magnolia for the remainder of their lives.
• Affiliations: 1953-1989; Southern California Eskualdun Club (later changed to SC Basque Club) member. He was an early member of this club and for many years he was in charge of the kitchen for the annual picnic.

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Other Information:
Translation provided by Andrea Bidart in 2012

Dominique/Domingo married Marie Maitia on 4 Oct 1950 in Reno, Nevada. Marie (daughter of Jeanne Maitia) was born on 13 Dec 1906 in Ahadokoborda, Esterencuby, France; died on 08 Jan 1988 in Chino, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Other Information: 1917, Semederenia, Les Aldudes, France; After her mother's death in 1917, she was placed with the family at Semederenia in Aldude where she was raised to adulthood.

Family/Spouse: Alphonse Larribat. Alphonse was born in in France; died in in Dax, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]