Difference between revisions of "Joseph A. Teresi"
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Teresi was born in Sicily in 1899; his family moved to the United States in 1903. Teresi was a lawyer for the [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] for one year. He then settled into the orchard business, first with a 38 acre orchard in Morgan Hill on Uvas Road. His father and three brothers joined him to buy the 220 acre Sorosis Ranch in 1921 as well as its packing house. The orchard at the time had 190 acres of prunes with the rest in prunes and peaches. The farm also owned rights to water in Saratoga Creek (also known as Quito or Campbell Creek). | Teresi was born in Sicily in 1899; his family moved to the United States in 1903. Teresi was a lawyer for the [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] for one year. He then settled into the orchard business, first with a 38 acre orchard in Morgan Hill on Uvas Road. His father and three brothers joined him to buy the 220 acre Sorosis Ranch in 1921 as well as its packing house. The orchard at the time had 190 acres of prunes with the rest in prunes and peaches. The farm also owned rights to water in Saratoga Creek (also known as Quito or Campbell Creek). | ||
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| + | Joseph operated the ranch through the 1950's. His daughter's obituary notes she helped her father and mother with chores around the farm, and at least one of Joseph's brothers had left the ranch and moved to Milwaukee<ref>Marianne Pellegrini: [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/obituaries/memorials/marianne-pellegrini?o=1705 Palo Alto Online obituary], May 13, 2012.</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 15:52, 27 August 2014
| Joseph A. Teresi | |
| Employer | Sorosis Fruit Company, Winchester Dried Fruit |
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| Occupation | Orchardist, fruit dryer, and canner |
Joseph A. Teresi was a Santa Clara orchardist and food processor[1].. Teresi ran the Sorosis Ranch and its associated Sorosis Fruit Company; he later teamed up with Bert Kirk to run the Winchester Dried Fruit Company.
Teresi was born in Sicily in 1899; his family moved to the United States in 1903. Teresi was a lawyer for the California Prune and Apricot Growers for one year. He then settled into the orchard business, first with a 38 acre orchard in Morgan Hill on Uvas Road. His father and three brothers joined him to buy the 220 acre Sorosis Ranch in 1921 as well as its packing house. The orchard at the time had 190 acres of prunes with the rest in prunes and peaches. The farm also owned rights to water in Saratoga Creek (also known as Quito or Campbell Creek).
Joseph operated the ranch through the 1950's. His daughter's obituary notes she helped her father and mother with chores around the farm, and at least one of Joseph's brothers had left the ranch and moved to Milwaukee[2].
References
- ↑ Joseph A. Teresi biography, in Eugene T. Sawyer, "History of Santa Clara County,California", 1922, Historic Record Co., p. 1480
- ↑ Marianne Pellegrini: Palo Alto Online obituary, May 13, 2012.