Feliz Cumpliaños, Guillermo Carlos Bouett (1915–2001)

A Solano Descendant's Birthday is Today

Guillermo Carlos Bouett (who is the author's father) was born on this day in 1915 on Avenue 32 in Los Angeles.  His family soon moved to 427 Soiano Avenue in today's Solano Canyon, in a house that was built by Guillermo's grandmother, Maria Agustina Solano, in 1913.  María is the daughter of Fransisco Solano, who founded what is now Solano Canyon in 1866, when he purchased 87 acres of land in the Stone Quarry Hills from the City of Los Angeles.  María was born in 1861 and baptised in the Plaza Church downtown.  In 1881, María married Guillermo Bouett, the namesake of the above-mentioned Guillermo Carlos, who was also baptized in the Plaza church.  Guillermo Bouett is the son of French immigrant Jean Bouet.  Guillermo Bouett became a Captain in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and he lost his life in the line of duty in 1913, the same year that his widow built the house on Solano Avenue.  He played baseball in Elysian Park with friends and attended the original Solano Avenue Elementary School.  Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Guillermo Carlos Bouett.

Guillermo Carlos Bouett, photograph taken in 1940 at age 25

¡Feliz Cumpliaños, Don Guillermo!