1860 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, 1st Sacramento Ward, p. 11. 5 June 1860. All together are the following five Swiss immigrants; the only Bonito/Bonita people in the County:
"JACOB BONITA," 31, "shoemaker", $500; "AGMLION BONITO," 18 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "FRANCISCO BONITO," 13 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "JACOB BONITO," 38, $100, "fruit dealer,"; "LUDOVICO BONITO", 16, "fruit dealer." These may be family members.
NATURALIZATION RECORD: "Bonetti, Giovanni, age 43, Country of Nativity: Switzerland; local residence: Haas Precinct; naturalized on 17 June 1867 in Sacramento, CA along with his brother, Patrizio Bonetti.
(Courtesy of Nancy Phillips, Sacramento City Librarian, who found this in the 1880 Great Register for the County of Sacramento, p. 12). Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection may have the actual record.
1867: CA Giovanni registered as voter, age 34, with Patricio age 43 (listed in Great Register of Voters, 1872)
1870 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 389A. 3 June 1870:
"JOHN BONETA" is a "farmer," 37 years & head of household but still unmarried. SW/SW/SW. Living with him are 3 farm hands. $1000/$1000. Very nearby is his brother, "PATRICK BONETA," (Patricio) 47, a farmer, SW/SW/SW; wife, "Dominica," 37, SW/SW/SW, and two little girls, "Olimpia," age 2, CA/SW/SW; and "Geronnina," 1 yr., CA/SW/SW. These girls and two more children are found living with John and Laura Bonetti in 1880.
1880 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 229A. 4 June 1880:
"John Bonetti" is a 48 yr. old farmer, SW/SW/SW; his wife, "Laura Bonetti," is 33 yrs, IN/VA/OH. They have one child, a 2 yr. old boy, "G.W.W.T. Bonetti," CA/SW/IN, who is later known as "Frederick James Bonetti." Laura is pregnant with Charles who was born in July 1880. Living with them are John's three nieces and one nephew, the orphaned children of his brother, Patrick (Patricio) and sister-in-law, Dominica. The children are: "Olimpio Bonetti" (Olimpia), 12 yrs.; "Geronnina Bonetti", 10 years; "Luvisa Bonetti," 2 yrs., and "Felicino Bonetti," 8 years.
Also living with them are Laura's widowed father, 67 yr. old "John Ballard", "brick mason", VA.
From THOMPSON & WEST'S "HISTORY OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA", 1880. With Illustrations. 1960 Ed., Howell-North, Berkeley, CA. p. 276. (This is a reprint of the 1880 Thompson & West's history.) NOTE: This is verbatim. From census data some of the dates appear to be about 10 years off. John and Laura were married in about 1871, not 1861, and their 13 year old child was about 3 years at time of publication:
"JOHN BONETTI: Hotel keeper, farmer and viniculturist; lives on Upper Stockton Road about 3 miles distant from Sacramento, his post office; owns 120 acres of land. Born in Switzerland in 1832; lived there until 1855 and learned the carpenter's trade. On 31 July 1855 he left the city of New York for California via the Isthmus of Panama; arrived in Sacramento 1 November 1855; followed mining for 2 and 1/2 years near Sonora, at Placerville and in Tuolumne Co.
In 1858 moved to Sacramento and opened a cigar and fruit store; after a business of 3 days his place was burned; he then moved to his present location and followed the dairy business for 4 years, then gave his attention to farming and vine growing; he has 22,000 grapevines comprising 33 varieties planted on 30 acres of land. This hotel is a fine building; in connection with it he runs what is said to be the best saloon in the County outside Sacramento; at his place there can always be found a fine stock of wines, liquors and cigars. Married Miss Laura Ballard in 1861 - that is 1871".
DEATH: Around 1884-1885. Biography of Alexander Goldberg states that he purchased Swiss Station in 1885. Goldberg probably married the widowed Laura (Ballard) Bonetti shortly thereafter.
His parents were Giovanni Bonetti and Domenica Riccoli of Switzerland.
"JACOB BONITA," 31, "shoemaker", $500; "AGMLION BONITO," 18 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "FRANCISCO BONITO," 13 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "JACOB BONITO," 38, $100, "fruit dealer,"; "LUDOVICO BONITO", 16, "fruit dealer." These may be family members.
NATURALIZATION RECORD: "Bonetti, Giovanni, age 43, Country of Nativity: Switzerland; local residence: Haas Precinct; naturalized on 17 June 1867 in Sacramento, CA along with his brother, Patrizio Bonetti.
(Courtesy of Nancy Phillips, Sacramento City Librarian, who found this in the 1880 Great Register for the County of Sacramento, p. 12). Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection may have the actual record.
1867: CA Giovanni registered as voter, age 34, with Patricio age 43 (listed in Great Register of Voters, 1872)
1870 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 389A. 3 June 1870:
"JOHN BONETA" is a "farmer," 37 years & head of household but still unmarried. SW/SW/SW. Living with him are 3 farm hands. $1000/$1000. Very nearby is his brother, "PATRICK BONETA," (Patricio) 47, a farmer, SW/SW/SW; wife, "Dominica," 37, SW/SW/SW, and two little girls, "Olimpia," age 2, CA/SW/SW; and "Geronnina," 1 yr., CA/SW/SW. These girls and two more children are found living with John and Laura Bonetti in 1880.
1880 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 229A. 4 June 1880:
"John Bonetti" is a 48 yr. old farmer, SW/SW/SW; his wife, "Laura Bonetti," is 33 yrs, IN/VA/OH. They have one child, a 2 yr. old boy, "G.W.W.T. Bonetti," CA/SW/IN, who is later known as "Frederick James Bonetti." Laura is pregnant with Charles who was born in July 1880. Living with them are John's three nieces and one nephew, the orphaned children of his brother, Patrick (Patricio) and sister-in-law, Dominica. The children are: "Olimpio Bonetti" (Olimpia), 12 yrs.; "Geronnina Bonetti", 10 years; "Luvisa Bonetti," 2 yrs., and "Felicino Bonetti," 8 years.
Also living with them are Laura's widowed father, 67 yr. old "John Ballard", "brick mason", VA.
From THOMPSON & WEST'S "HISTORY OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA", 1880. With Illustrations. 1960 Ed., Howell-North, Berkeley, CA. p. 276. (This is a reprint of the 1880 Thompson & West's history.) NOTE: This is verbatim. From census data some of the dates appear to be about 10 years off. John and Laura were married in about 1871, not 1861, and their 13 year old child was about 3 years at time of publication:
"JOHN BONETTI: Hotel keeper, farmer and viniculturist; lives on Upper Stockton Road about 3 miles distant from Sacramento, his post office; owns 120 acres of land. Born in Switzerland in 1832; lived there until 1855 and learned the carpenter's trade. On 31 July 1855 he left the city of New York for California via the Isthmus of Panama; arrived in Sacramento 1 November 1855; followed mining for 2 and 1/2 years near Sonora, at Placerville and in Tuolumne Co.
In 1858 moved to Sacramento and opened a cigar and fruit store; after a business of 3 days his place was burned; he then moved to his present location and followed the dairy business for 4 years, then gave his attention to farming and vine growing; he has 22,000 grapevines comprising 33 varieties planted on 30 acres of land. This hotel is a fine building; in connection with it he runs what is said to be the best saloon in the County outside Sacramento; at his place there can always be found a fine stock of wines, liquors and cigars. Married Miss Laura Ballard in 1861 - that is 1871".
DEATH: Around 1884-1885. Biography of Alexander Goldberg states that he purchased Swiss Station in 1885. Goldberg probably married the widowed Laura (Ballard) Bonetti shortly thereafter.
His parents were Giovanni Bonetti and Domenica Riccoli of Switzerland.
1860 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, 1st Sacramento Ward, p. 11. 5 June 1860. All together are the following five Swiss immigrants; the only Bonito/Bonita people in the County:
"JACOB BONITA," 31, "shoemaker", $500; "AGMLION BONITO," 18 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "FRANCISCO BONITO," 13 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "JACOB BONITO," 38, $100, "fruit dealer,"; "LUDOVICO BONITO", 16, "fruit dealer." These may be family members.
NATURALIZATION RECORD: "Bonetti, Giovanni, age 43, Country of Nativity: Switzerland; local residence: Haas Precinct; naturalized on 17 June 1867 in Sacramento, CA along with his brother, Patrizio Bonetti.
(Courtesy of Nancy Phillips, Sacramento City Librarian, who found this in the 1880 Great Register for the County of Sacramento, p. 12). Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection may have the actual record.
1867: CA Giovanni registered as voter, age 34, with Patricio age 43 (listed in Great Register of Voters, 1872)
1870 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 389A. 3 June 1870:
"JOHN BONETA" is a "farmer," 37 years & head of household but still unmarried. SW/SW/SW. Living with him are 3 farm hands. $1000/$1000. Very nearby is his brother, "PATRICK BONETA," (Patricio) 47, a farmer, SW/SW/SW; wife, "Dominica," 37, SW/SW/SW, and two little girls, "Olimpia," age 2, CA/SW/SW; and "Geronnina," 1 yr., CA/SW/SW. These girls and two more children are found living with John and Laura Bonetti in 1880.
1880 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 229A. 4 June 1880:
"John Bonetti" is a 48 yr. old farmer, SW/SW/SW; his wife, "Laura Bonetti," is 33 yrs, IN/VA/OH. They have one child, a 2 yr. old boy, "G.W.W.T. Bonetti," CA/SW/IN, who is later known as "Frederick James Bonetti." Laura is pregnant with Charles who was born in July 1880. Living with them are John's three nieces and one nephew, the orphaned children of his brother, Patrick (Patricio) and sister-in-law, Dominica. The children are: "Olimpio Bonetti" (Olimpia), 12 yrs.; "Geronnina Bonetti", 10 years; "Luvisa Bonetti," 2 yrs., and "Felicino Bonetti," 8 years.
Also living with them are Laura's widowed father, 67 yr. old "John Ballard", "brick mason", VA.
From THOMPSON & WEST'S "HISTORY OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA", 1880. With Illustrations. 1960 Ed., Howell-North, Berkeley, CA. p. 276. (This is a reprint of the 1880 Thompson & West's history.) NOTE: This is verbatim. From census data some of the dates appear to be about 10 years off. John and Laura were married in about 1871, not 1861, and their 13 year old child was about 3 years at time of publication:
"JOHN BONETTI: Hotel keeper, farmer and viniculturist; lives on Upper Stockton Road about 3 miles distant from Sacramento, his post office; owns 120 acres of land. Born in Switzerland in 1832; lived there until 1855 and learned the carpenter's trade. On 31 July 1855 he left the city of New York for California via the Isthmus of Panama; arrived in Sacramento 1 November 1855; followed mining for 2 and 1/2 years near Sonora, at Placerville and in Tuolumne Co.
In 1858 moved to Sacramento and opened a cigar and fruit store; after a business of 3 days his place was burned; he then moved to his present location and followed the dairy business for 4 years, then gave his attention to farming and vine growing; he has 22,000 grapevines comprising 33 varieties planted on 30 acres of land. This hotel is a fine building; in connection with it he runs what is said to be the best saloon in the County outside Sacramento; at his place there can always be found a fine stock of wines, liquors and cigars. Married Miss Laura Ballard in 1861 - that is 1871".
DEATH: Around 1884-1885. Biography of Alexander Goldberg states that he purchased Swiss Station in 1885. Goldberg probably married the widowed Laura (Ballard) Bonetti shortly thereafter.
His parents were Giovanni Bonetti and Domenica Riccoli of Switzerland.
"JACOB BONITA," 31, "shoemaker", $500; "AGMLION BONITO," 18 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "FRANCISCO BONITO," 13 yrs, "fruit dealer"; "JACOB BONITO," 38, $100, "fruit dealer,"; "LUDOVICO BONITO", 16, "fruit dealer." These may be family members.
NATURALIZATION RECORD: "Bonetti, Giovanni, age 43, Country of Nativity: Switzerland; local residence: Haas Precinct; naturalized on 17 June 1867 in Sacramento, CA along with his brother, Patrizio Bonetti.
(Courtesy of Nancy Phillips, Sacramento City Librarian, who found this in the 1880 Great Register for the County of Sacramento, p. 12). Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection may have the actual record.
1867: CA Giovanni registered as voter, age 34, with Patricio age 43 (listed in Great Register of Voters, 1872)
1870 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 389A. 3 June 1870:
"JOHN BONETA" is a "farmer," 37 years & head of household but still unmarried. SW/SW/SW. Living with him are 3 farm hands. $1000/$1000. Very nearby is his brother, "PATRICK BONETA," (Patricio) 47, a farmer, SW/SW/SW; wife, "Dominica," 37, SW/SW/SW, and two little girls, "Olimpia," age 2, CA/SW/SW; and "Geronnina," 1 yr., CA/SW/SW. These girls and two more children are found living with John and Laura Bonetti in 1880.
1880 CENSUS: SACRAMENTO CO., CA, Sutter Twp., p. 229A. 4 June 1880:
"John Bonetti" is a 48 yr. old farmer, SW/SW/SW; his wife, "Laura Bonetti," is 33 yrs, IN/VA/OH. They have one child, a 2 yr. old boy, "G.W.W.T. Bonetti," CA/SW/IN, who is later known as "Frederick James Bonetti." Laura is pregnant with Charles who was born in July 1880. Living with them are John's three nieces and one nephew, the orphaned children of his brother, Patrick (Patricio) and sister-in-law, Dominica. The children are: "Olimpio Bonetti" (Olimpia), 12 yrs.; "Geronnina Bonetti", 10 years; "Luvisa Bonetti," 2 yrs., and "Felicino Bonetti," 8 years.
Also living with them are Laura's widowed father, 67 yr. old "John Ballard", "brick mason", VA.
From THOMPSON & WEST'S "HISTORY OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA", 1880. With Illustrations. 1960 Ed., Howell-North, Berkeley, CA. p. 276. (This is a reprint of the 1880 Thompson & West's history.) NOTE: This is verbatim. From census data some of the dates appear to be about 10 years off. John and Laura were married in about 1871, not 1861, and their 13 year old child was about 3 years at time of publication:
"JOHN BONETTI: Hotel keeper, farmer and viniculturist; lives on Upper Stockton Road about 3 miles distant from Sacramento, his post office; owns 120 acres of land. Born in Switzerland in 1832; lived there until 1855 and learned the carpenter's trade. On 31 July 1855 he left the city of New York for California via the Isthmus of Panama; arrived in Sacramento 1 November 1855; followed mining for 2 and 1/2 years near Sonora, at Placerville and in Tuolumne Co.
In 1858 moved to Sacramento and opened a cigar and fruit store; after a business of 3 days his place was burned; he then moved to his present location and followed the dairy business for 4 years, then gave his attention to farming and vine growing; he has 22,000 grapevines comprising 33 varieties planted on 30 acres of land. This hotel is a fine building; in connection with it he runs what is said to be the best saloon in the County outside Sacramento; at his place there can always be found a fine stock of wines, liquors and cigars. Married Miss Laura Ballard in 1861 - that is 1871".
DEATH: Around 1884-1885. Biography of Alexander Goldberg states that he purchased Swiss Station in 1885. Goldberg probably married the widowed Laura (Ballard) Bonetti shortly thereafter.
His parents were Giovanni Bonetti and Domenica Riccoli of Switzerland.
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