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Martin Chichet was born 3 November 1842. The 1870 census shows him living in Iberia, Louisiana. He came to Denison, Texas and opened a French Restaurant 1870.


Denison Daily News, Vol II, No. 36
Denison, Texas
Sunday Morning, April 5, 1874


The 1876-1877 Denison City Directory listed a grocery store at 307 West Main, operated by Edmund Dumont and Martin Chichet.

Denison 1877-78 City Directory:
Dumont & Chichet, (Edmund Dumont & Martin Chichet), grocers 307 n s Main bet Burnet and Rusk Aves.
Dumont, Edmund, (Dumont & Chichet), res 307 n s Main bet Burnet and Fannin Aves.


Denison Daily News

Tuesday, December 31, 1878
pg.11
G.L. Sharp buys out Mr. Chichet's grocery business.



Denison Daily News
Tuesday, December 9, 1879


The First Christian Church in Denison was organized in 1883, the first building being a frame structure on the corner of Armstrong and Crawford purchased from Mr. and Mrs. M. Chichet.
Martin Chichet died 6 July 1883 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Denison.




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