Brief Life History of Gaston
When Gaston Chappuis was born on 8 January 1908, in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, his father, Henri Jean Frederic Chappuis, was 33 and his mother, Louise Rosina Habegger, was 30. He married Flore Guillemine Catherine Lahon on 17 February 1940. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to World in 1940. He died on 11 January 1969, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Gaston Chappuis in household of Eliza Spence, "United States Census, 1930"
- Gaston Chappuis, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
- Gaston Chappuis, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1909 · The Cathedral of the Madeleine
The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church that was completed in 1909 and currently serves as a cathedral for the Catholic community in Salt Lake City. It is the only cathedral in the U.S. under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Laurent, Marcel, Veronique.
French: variant of Chapuis ‘carpenter, joiner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Chapter Four:FAMILY LIFE IN UTAH
After a long and eventful trip back to the United States ,Flore and Gaston settled in a tiny apartment at 3rd east and 2nd south street in Salt Lake. Gaston found a job as a "Grease Monkey". He liked …
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