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BELGIANS IN AMERICA:    Biographies of Belgian settlers  

JOHN A. CHAPDELAIN.-For almost a quarter of a century John A. Chapdelain has been a resident of San Joaquin County, where he is a representative of the highest ideals of citizenship and progressive enterprise. He was born at Faribault, Minn., April 7, 1888, a son of Alexander and Antoinette (Shavie) Chapdehain, both natives of the same state. The paternal grandparents were natives of Canada and Belgium, respectively, and were pioneers of Minnesota settling among the Indians in a very early day. There were ten children in the father’s family; Lucile, Mrs. Reese Thompson; Emma Grace. Mrs. A. R. Siegfried of Lodi; Louis, Mrs. Bailey; John A. of this review; James, residing at home; Olive, deceased; Joseph, deceased; and three children who died in infancy. In 1898 the father came to California and settled on his present home place. his first purchase being eighty acres, twenty-six of which were in vineyard and the balance unimproved land. From time to time he has added to his holdings, until he now owns 570 acres of hand, devoted to vineyard, hay and grain.
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History of Fresno County, California with illustrations; Wallace W. Elliott & Co. Publishers; San Francisco, California (1882) Page 127