Jean Esponda

1860 - 1917  (57 years)

• Name	Jean Esponda
  Nickname	Juanes
  Born	19 Jan 1860	Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France   [1]
  		Esponda, Jean Archanchury birth 1860
  Gender	Male
  Other Information	1890-1917
  	Juanes was originally married to Jeanne Uhalt from the house of Martinea in Les Aldudes and they had two daughters Catherine and Jeanne. After the death of his first wife, he left his young daughters with relatives and went to California to herd sheep primarily in the Bakersfield area. After a visit to the Basque country in 1902, he was heading west on a train when he met Patsy Healy, owner of the Patterson-Healy sheep company in Buffalo, Wyoming. He was convinced to exit the train in Buffalo and became the first Basque in Buffalo. He summoned his brother Jean Baptiste (Manech) and later his cousins Pete and Simon Harriet from Arneguy, France. Juanes worked for a few years in Buffalo and saw the two Harriet brothers marry his two daughters. In 1909, he returned to France, remarried to Catherine Iriart and had another daughter, Marianne. He served as mayor of Les Aldudes prior to his death.
  Died	8 Feb 1917	Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France   [2]
  		Esponda, Jean Martinenia death 1917
  Buried		Martinea, Aldudes family cemetery plot
  Person ID	I54	family
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Baptiste Esponda,   b. 2 Dec 1819, Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France ,   d. 8 Nov 1901, Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Catherine Ithurralde,   b. 08 Jul 1826, Gnafarenia, Banca, France ,   d. 15 May 1896, Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France  (Age 69 years)
  Married	01 Feb 1857	Archanchuhy/Arcainchury, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jeanne Uhart,   b. 30 Sep 1857, Martinenia/Martinhiriart, Les Aldudes, France ,   d. 9 Jun 1907, Martinenia/Martinhiriart, Les Aldudes, France  (Age 49 years)
  Basque House	1886	Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France
  Married	25 Jul 1886	Martinenia/Martinhiriart, Les Aldudes, France   [3]
  		Esponda, Jean and Jeanne Uhart marriage 1886
  Children	1. Catherine Esponda,   b. 27 May 1887, Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France ,   d. 30 Aug 1959, Villa Harriet, Uhart-Cize, France  (Age 72 years)   2. Jean Baptiste Esponda,   b. 15 Jun 1889, Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France ,   d. 22 Apr 1890, Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France  (Age 0 years)   3. Jeanne Esponda,   b. 7 Oct 1890, Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France ,   d. 24 May 1914, La Provence, ship  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Iriart,   b. 21 Jul 1872, Mercedes, Soriano, Uruguay ,   d. 18 Mar 1952, Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1910	Les Aldudes, France   [3]
  		Esponda, Jean and Catherine Iriart marriage 1910
  Other Information	He inherited the house of Martinenia after the death of his first wife, Jeanne Uhart.
  Children	+ 1. Marianne Esponda,   b. 26 Nov 1910, Marttinea, Les Aldudes, France ,   d. 23 Feb 1998, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France  (Age 87 years)
  Photos		Esponda Iriart wedding 1910 Jean Esponda & Catherine Iriart Les Aldudes, France 1910
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Three generations of Basque Sheepherders in Buffalo, Wyoming Originally written for commemorative program for 2007 NABO Convention in Rock Springs, Wyoming honoring the Basque Sheepherder in America.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] AD64 Birth Record, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), St. Etienne de Baigorry births 1843-1852 p76. [S5] AD64 Death Records, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Les Aldudes 1870-1920 deaths. [S2] AD64 Marriage records, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Les Aldudes 1870-1920 marriages.