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BELGIANS IN AMERICA:    Biographies of Belgian settlers  

Prevost, L, the subject of this sketch was born in Belgium, September 6, 1827, and here was educated and raised as a farmer. In 1850 he engaged in the grain trade on his own account, successfully following it until 1853, when he emigrated to California, locating in Alameda county; thence in 1858 to Contra Costa county; thence to Sonoma county in 1866; coming to this county, settling in Denverton township and buying four hundred and eighty acres of land one-half mile west of where he now live. The place is now owned by Prevost & Girard, and is situated five miles east of Denverton and eight miles north-west of Rio Vista. Mr. Prevost has followed farming continuously since arriving in California.

Source : (collective work) : History of Solano County : comprising an account of its geographical position, the origin of its name, topography, geology, and springs, its organization, township system, early settlement, with descriptions of scenes as viewed by the pioneers, the first American argonauts of California, the bear flag, the discovery of gold, the progress of population and agriculture, the Mexican grants, the principal murders, incidents of settlement, elections, and table of county officers, and histories of its cities, towns, villages churches, schools, secret societies, etc. : as also, a full and particular biography of its early settlers and principal inhabitants.; San Francisco, Calif.: Wood, Alley & Co., 1879, 537  pgs.