The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 607

LEON BRUNELLE.

Leon Brunelle, who has been actively and successfully identified with farming
interests in Yakima county for the past thirteen years, is now the owner of
forty acres of rich and productive land on the Moxee. He was born near Quebec,
Canada, on the 15th of April, 1867, a son of Joseph and Eugenia (Trotter)
Brunelle, who about 1883 removed across the Canadian border and took tip their
abode in Crookston, Minnesota, where the father devoted his attention to
general agricultural pursuits. Both he and his wife passed away in Yakima
county while visiting here.

Leon Brunelle attended the public schools in the acquirement of an education and
after putting aside his textbooks followed farming in Minnesota, being thus
engaged in that state for a number of years. The year 1905 witnessed his arrival
in Yakima county, Washington, where he purchased twenty acres of land on the
Moxee and later bought an additional tract of similar size, so that his holdings
embrace forty acres of valuable land. He raises hay, potatoes and beets and
finds a ready market for his products because of their uniform excellence and
fine quality.

In January, 1892, in Canada, Mr. Brunelle was united in marriage to Miss
Alphonsine Verville, a native of that country. They now have five children,
namely: Albert, Oscar, Lydia, Henry and Florida. The first three children born
to them died in infancy.

The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church and they are
communicants of the Holy Rosary church at Moxee City. Mr. Brunelle gives his
political allegiance to the democratic party, supporting its men and measures at
the polls. His has been an industrious, well spent and honorable life and he has
long been numbered among the substantial and esteemed citizens of Yakima county.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
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