California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
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JEAN AROSTEGNY.� Jean Arostegny was born at Beyrie, Basses- 
Pyrenees, France, in 1880, the son of Pierre and Marie (Borderampe) Aros- 
tegny, farmer folk in Beyrie, where the father died about twenty years ago, 
and where the mother is still living on the old farm. To this worthy French 
couple were born four children, three of whom are living, Jean being the eld- 
est and the only one in the United States. He received a fair education in the 
local schools of his native place, remaining at home until twenty-one years of 
age, when being of military age, he obtained permission from the government 
for leave of absence to go to South America. So in 1901 we find him in Buenos 
Ayres, Argentina, where he was employed at dairying for about two years. 
He then came on to San Francisco, Cal, and a few months later came to Fire- 
baugh in the employ of Miller & Lux. After remaining for about one year he 
returned to France and assisted his mother on the farm for eighteen months. 
However, he had a longing to return to California. This desire he gratified, 
and on his arrival located in Fresno. He entered the employment of the War- 
wick Street Paving Company and continued with them for a period of seven 
years. The last three years he was their foreman. In 1913 he resigned his 
position to engage in farming, and purchased the present place of thirty acres 
on the corner of Nielsen and Hughes Avenue, where he resides with his fam- 
ily. Here he is engaged in viticulture, in which he is making a success. 

In Fresno occurred the marriage of Mr. Arostegny and Marie Indart, who 
was also a native of France; and to them have been born two children, 
Domingo and Marie. The family are members of St. Alphonso's Catholic 
Church. Mr. Arostegny was made a citizen of the United States in 1916. He 
is enterprising and public-spirited, believes in cooperation and is a member of 
the California Associated Raisin Company.