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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Some characteristic forenames: French Laurent, Marcel, Veronique.
French: variant of Chapuis ‘carpenter, joiner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAfter 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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