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Nathaniel Bonnel settled on Long Island.
original Bonnel came from Brussels Belgium France
B.F. Bonnel was born April 25th 1835 in Howard County Md
An arrow from his name points to Fsther Joseph Bonnel married Martha McGrath
B.F. Bonnel was married to Clara Kirkpatrick Jany 1st 1863 in Healdsburg Sonoma County Cal.
Willie Gray Bonnel was born Oct 1 1863 in Healsburg.
Clara Kirkpatrick wife of B.F. Bonnel died Decemer 11th 1863
B.F. Bonnel was married to Parthenia Petray April 26th 1865 In Windsor Sonoma County Calif
Mary Elizabeth Bonnel was born Aug 21 1866 in Windsor Sonoma County CalDied Nov '38
Dora Cornelia Bonnel was born March 20th 1868 in Windsor Sonoma County Cal
Martha Ann Bonnel was born Jany 9th 1871 in Santa Clara Valey San Br. County Died Feb 4 1926
Franklin Calvin Bonnel was born May 17th 1873 in San Buena Ventura County California Died Santa Cruz May 12 1944
Charlotte Harrison was born in Feb San Francisco Calif
Martha Ann Shore was born Nov 13 1899 in Hollister, Calif.
Anita Bule Bonnel was born Jan 31 1900 in Hollister, Calif.
Dorothy Elaine Bonnel was born Feb 22 1902 in Hollister, Calif
Pauline Bonnel was born Feb 29, 1902 in Petaluma, Calif. Died 1984
Parthenia Einfast was born July 24 1904 in Gilroy Calif Died San Jose Ca 1986
Evelyn Shore was born 1907 Hollister, Calif. Jan 16
Gail Gladys Bonnel was born Jan 28 1911 in Hollister Calif
George Bonnel Shore was born Hollister, Calif Aug 2nd 19 (rest is torn off)
Edna Belle Bonnel wife of Franklin Bonnel died Santa Cruz 1948 May 14th
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G.W. Petray Died Oct 26th 1867 In Windsor, Sonoma County, Calif.
Elizabeth Petray Died March 18th 1881 in her 75 year in Hollister San Benito Co, Cal.
Newspaper Clipping:
DIED
Petray–In Hollister, March 18, 1881, Mrs. Elizabeth Petray, mother of Mrs. B.F. Bonnel, aged 74 years.
Willie Gray Bonnel died 1905 Hollister, San Benito Co., Calif.
B.F. Bonnel Died Jan 31, 1910 In Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., Calif.
Parthenia Petray Bonnel Died Oct 1925 in Oakland Alameda Co, Calif age 90 yrs.
Martha Ann Bonnel Shore Died Feb 5 1926 in Hollister, San Benito Co, Calif. Age 55 yrs.
Frank Shore Died 1938 died Accidental death.
Franklin Calvin Bonnel died May 14 1944
Edna Bule Bonnel died May 12 1948
Dorothy Bonnel Fauburge died July 1st 1958 California
Joseph Bell Hammon Died Mar. 27, 1976 Sacramento, Calif.
Martha Shore Hill Died June 1980 Hollister Calif
Aileen Gail Frere Born Mar 4 1946 S.F. Co Mother Gail Gladys Frese Father Lloyd B. Frese
Gai Brese Feb 28 1989 Died–
Page 5 Newspaper Clipping from The Gilroy Telegram Nov. 25, 1898
Bonnel Wedding Recounted Upon 35th Anniversary
Brilliant Affair Was Highlight of Social Life.
Thirty-five years ago today F. C. Bonnel, popular young Hollister dentist, and Miss Edna Nelle Briggs were united in marriage at one of the prettiest weddings ever to take place here.
Tonight Dr and Mrs. F.C. Bonnel, will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary with a dinner for members of their family and relations at their home on Seventh street.
An interesting account of the Bonnel-Briggs wedding is given in the November 25, 1893 edition of the Evening-Press Lance.
It follows in part.
"The wedding march was played by Miss Nellie Wentworth. Miss Lillian Rea of Gilroy was bridesmaid and N.C. Briggs, Jr. was best man.
"The bride was charmingly clad in an exquisite gown of white silk orandie, lace and inseerting over white taffeta silk and carrying in her hand a bridal bouquet of white carnations and maiden-hair fern.
"Mr. and Mrs. Bonnel were the recipients of a larga number of handsome wedding presnts.
"Following is a list of invited guests: Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Bonnel, Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Shore, Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Einait, Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Briggs, Mr. and Mrs. J.R.N. Bell, Mrs. Ella Taylor, Mrs. S.F. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Will Henry Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Quivolo, Jackson; Mrs. Bradley, A. Barton and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Petray and family, Healdsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Petray, Livermore; Mrs. Bert Partridge and J. S. Harley and family, San Buenaventura; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schackelford.
"Misses Maude Swan, and Gertie McCloskey, Leah Cox, Amy Breen, Lottie Robers, Guadaloupe; Anna Thomas, Ada Hatch, Flossie Bassignano, Nonie and Myrtle Lathrop, Susie Moore, Miss Conover, Carrie and Addie Hamilton, Dille Clark, Minne Pearce, Rilla Sherman, Jeannette Boyns, Belle Owens, Oakland; Daisy Littlefield, Jackson; Hattie Mills, Lillie Henry, Nellie Wentworth, Nellie Swan, Bertha Shonson, Belle Mitchel, Ada Duncan and Lillian Res.
"Messers John Patterson, J.M. Button, Louis Phillips, Frank Powell, L. Green, R. Green, Los Gatos; N. C. Briggs, Jr., Armand Briggs, Dr. Pliss, San Francisco; Will Bonnel, Julie Schemmell, Gilroy; W.Townsend, W.P. Breen, E. Sherman, Frank Blessing, Claude Hendricks, Sidney Ware, Peter Breen and Richard Flint."