The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 372 ANDRE ST. AUBIN. Andre St. Aubin, who since 1900 has lived in the Selah valley, where he is owner of a good ranch of twenty-three acres, of which fifteen acres is planted to fruit, was born in Montreal, Canada, May 30, 1870, a son of Michael and Amelia (Dow) St. Aubin. In 1880 they removed to Crookston, Minnesota, where the father devoted his time and energies to the occupation of farming until 1900, when he became a resident of the northwest. Removing to the Yakima valley, he purchased twenty acres of orchard land in the Selah valley. It was, however, at that time covered with sagebrush, but with characteristic energy he began its development and improvement and set out an orchard of five acres. Eventually he sold that property and retired, taking up his abode in Yakima, where his remaining days were passed, his death occurring on the 11th of April, 1916. His wife passed away December 21, 1917, when seventy-eight years of age. The educational opportunities of Andre St. Aubin were extremely limited. Through the period of his boyhood and youth he worked with his father and was thus employed until he reached the age of twenty-four years, when he started out in the business world independently. He first purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land near Crookston, Minnesota, but eventually disposed of that property and in 1900 came to the Selah valley, where he purchased eighteen acres of wild land. Not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made upon the place and one looking over the stretch of sagebrush could scarcely dream that a few years would be sufficient to transform this into splendid orchards. He afterward bought five acres additional and he now has fifteen acres of his place planted to apples, peaches, prunes and pears. He has been most successful in his fruit raising, studies everything that is detrimental or beneficial to the trees and, guarding against the former, utilizes the latter to the best possible advantage. His orchards are now in excellent bearing condition and his fruit finds a ready and profitable sale on the market. His place is well improved with substantial buildings, including a fine residence and barn. On the 1st of February, 1898, Mr. St. Aubin was married to Miss Ernestine Rabie, a daughter of Philemon and Angelina (Lefevre) Rabie, who in 1881 became residents of Crookston, Minnesota, and in 1901 arrived in the Moxee valley. The father purchased one hundred acres of land and thereon resided until his death. He passed away in Yakima, December 24, 1915, having retired there in 1910, and the mother is now living there. He was a prominent French farmer of this district. Mr. and Mrs. St. Aubin have become the parents of three children: Arthur, born February 17, 1899; Leona, November 4, 1909; and Hobart, born September 16, 1914. Mr. St. Aubin and his family are all members of St. Joseph's Catholic church and he is loyal to its teachings. His success represents the fit utilization of the powers and talents with which nature endowed him. He has always wisely used his time and his talents and along the line of steady progression he has reached a place among the successful orchardists of the Selah valley. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.