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'''Charles Bern''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24866240/charles-bern 1830-1893]), a cabinetmaker by trade, came to Santa Cruz from Freiberg, Saxony in the 1850s. | '''Charles Bern''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24866240/charles-bern 1830-1893]), a cabinetmaker by trade, came to Santa Cruz from Freiberg, Saxony in the 1850s. | ||
| − | * From Harrison bio: "''Charles Bern . . . is a native of [Freiberg] Saxony, Germany, and was born in 1830; . . . early in 1850 our subject embarked for the Golden West . . . to San Francisco . . . his knowledge of cabinet making stood him in good stead. His new vocation was that of making saddletree. . . . His employer took him to San Jose . . .. Here he met [[Werner, John|John Werner]], then a journeyman saddler. The two . . . shortly afterwards . . . came to Santa Cruz together, where both have ever since had their homes. Mr. Bern . . . was a maker of saddletrees, then a cabinet maker, then a butcher, and lastly a nurseryman and florist. In 1861 Mr. Bern was married to Miss Caroline Marwede, a sister of Mrs. [[Parsons, Henry F.|Henry Fell Parsons]], Mrs. [[Finkledey, Werner|Werner Finkeldey]], and Mrs. [[Kunitz, Johann Ernest|E. Kunitz]] . . . Mrs. Bern is a native of Hanover, Germany.''" | + | * From Harrison bio (p.263): "''Charles Bern . . . is a native of [Freiberg] Saxony, Germany, and was born in 1830; . . . early in 1850 our subject embarked for the Golden West . . . to San Francisco . . . his knowledge of cabinet making stood him in good stead. His new vocation was that of making saddletree. . . . His employer took him to San Jose . . .. Here he met [[Werner, John|John Werner]], then a journeyman saddler. The two . . . shortly afterwards . . . came to Santa Cruz together, where both have ever since had their homes. Mr. Bern . . . was a maker of saddletrees, then a cabinet maker, then a butcher, and lastly a nurseryman and florist. In 1861 Mr. Bern was married to Miss Caroline Marwede, a sister of Mrs. [[Parsons, Henry F.|Henry Fell Parsons]], Mrs. [[Finkledey, Werner|Werner Finkeldey]], and Mrs. [[Kunitz, Johann Ernest|E. Kunitz]] . . . Mrs. Bern is a native of Hanover, Germany.''" |
* [[History Pages: 12 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County]] | * [[History Pages: 12 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County]] | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 31 March 2024
Charles Bern (1830-1893), a cabinetmaker by trade, came to Santa Cruz from Freiberg, Saxony in the 1850s.
- From Harrison bio (p.263): "Charles Bern . . . is a native of [Freiberg] Saxony, Germany, and was born in 1830; . . . early in 1850 our subject embarked for the Golden West . . . to San Francisco . . . his knowledge of cabinet making stood him in good stead. His new vocation was that of making saddletree. . . . His employer took him to San Jose . . .. Here he met John Werner, then a journeyman saddler. The two . . . shortly afterwards . . . came to Santa Cruz together, where both have ever since had their homes. Mr. Bern . . . was a maker of saddletrees, then a cabinet maker, then a butcher, and lastly a nurseryman and florist. In 1861 Mr. Bern was married to Miss Caroline Marwede, a sister of Mrs. Henry Fell Parsons, Mrs. Werner Finkeldey, and Mrs. E. Kunitz . . . Mrs. Bern is a native of Hanover, Germany."
