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Submitted: 3/1/18 • Approved: 3/1/18 • Last Updated: 3/4/18 • R1212185-G0-S3
b 21 November 1854
d 12 January 1938
John Baptiste Zermatten immigrated to America from Switzerland in 1895, arriving in New York on December 17th on the ship "La Champagne." Traveling in the steerage with the Zermatten family was the Jean Baptiste Moix and Joseph Dayer families. John Baptiste Zermatten, age 40, and his wife, Catherine, age 38, and their seven children left the Port of La Havre, France. Their final destination was Conway, Arkansas. Their children in 1895 were Daniel l(15), Melanie (12), Antoinette (8), Maurice (7), Martin (5), and Joseph, less than a year old.
The 1910 Faulkner County Census reflects that John (55) and Catherine ("Katie") (53) only speak French. They have been married 30 years and have had eight children, one of whom had died. The children living with them at that time were Martin (19), John (17), and Joseph (14). Also living with the family was their son and his family. Daniel (31), his wife, Mary (31) had been married seven years and had three children: Antone (5), Elizabeth (3), and Sylvester (5 mos). Mary was also born in Switzerland.
Contributed on 3/1/18 by littlefishes
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