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Etienne Guittard

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Etienne Guittard

Birth
Tournus, Departement de Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France
Death
10 Jul 1899 (aged 61)
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E, Lot 180, Grave 62
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Businessman. He first came to San Francisco from France to take his chances with the California Gold Rush. In 1868, he founded Guittard Chocolate which he ran until his death. The company is still run and owned by the Guittard family today.
Businessman. He first came to San Francisco from France to take his chances with the California Gold Rush. In 1868, he founded Guittard Chocolate which he ran until his death. The company is still run and owned by the Guittard family today.

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Located behind the monument that reads, as follows:A la memoire de notre frère Pierre C. Somps donateur décède le 29 mai 1904 loge la Parfaite Union No. 17

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: G.Photographer
  • Added: Jun 17, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11189277/etienne-guittard: accessed ), memorial page for Etienne Guittard (8 Jun 1838–10 Jul 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11189277, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.