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| − | '''Joseph Ladd Majors''' was a frontiersman/trapper who came to the Santa Cruz area ~1840. Through marriage into the [[Castro family]], he acquired the land grant that became [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_San_Agustin ''Rancho San Agustin''] from his new brother-in-law [[Bolcoff, Josef|Jose Bolcoff]]. | + | '''Joseph Ladd Majors''' was a frontiersman/trapper who came to the Santa Cruz area ~1840. Through marriage into the [[Castro family]], he acquired the land grant that became [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_San_Agustin ''Rancho San Agustin''] from his new brother-in-law [[Bolcoff, Josef|Jose Bolcoff]]. Soon after, Majors acted as proxy allowing fellow frontiersman [[Graham, Isaac|Isaac Graham]] to buy the adjacent ''Rancho Zayante''. As a naturalized Mexican citizen, although Majors was initially arrested in the 1840 "Graham Affair", he was not imprisoned. He did later (1842), however, sign a grievance letter (Elliott, p.10) against the Alta California/Mexico government written by ten men - including Graham - who were imprisoned and/or otherwise involved in the 1840 arrest. |
* [[History Pages: 7 - The Frontiersmen]] | * [[History Pages: 7 - The Frontiersmen]] | ||
* [[Santa Cruz: The Early Years (1980 book)]], 107-109 | * [[Santa Cruz: The Early Years (1980 book)]], 107-109 | ||
* [[The Joseph Majors story: Santa Cruz ranchero & American alcalde (2005 book)]] | * [[The Joseph Majors story: Santa Cruz ranchero & American alcalde (2005 book)]] | ||
| + | * Son Robert died from a wound suffered in a famous gunfight in front of what is now Lulu Carpenter's on Pacific Avenue (''SWC'' Chapter Five, item 4). | ||
| + | * Son John P. was a Soc. of Pioneers member. | ||
[[Category:Persons]] | [[Category:Persons]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]] | ||
[[Category:Persons in Elliott]] | [[Category:Persons in Elliott]] | ||
[[Category:1840-1849 arrivals]] | [[Category:1840-1849 arrivals]] | ||
[[Category:Persons in Rowland]] | [[Category:Persons in Rowland]] | ||
[[Category:Persons in Sidewalk Companion]] | [[Category:Persons in Sidewalk Companion]] | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 14 September 2023
Joseph Ladd Majors was a frontiersman/trapper who came to the Santa Cruz area ~1840. Through marriage into the Castro family, he acquired the land grant that became Rancho San Agustin from his new brother-in-law Jose Bolcoff. Soon after, Majors acted as proxy allowing fellow frontiersman Isaac Graham to buy the adjacent Rancho Zayante. As a naturalized Mexican citizen, although Majors was initially arrested in the 1840 "Graham Affair", he was not imprisoned. He did later (1842), however, sign a grievance letter (Elliott, p.10) against the Alta California/Mexico government written by ten men - including Graham - who were imprisoned and/or otherwise involved in the 1840 arrest.
- History Pages: 7 - The Frontiersmen
- Santa Cruz: The Early Years (1980 book), 107-109
- The Joseph Majors story: Santa Cruz ranchero & American alcalde (2005 book)
- Son Robert died from a wound suffered in a famous gunfight in front of what is now Lulu Carpenter's on Pacific Avenue (SWC Chapter Five, item 4).
- Son John P. was a Soc. of Pioneers member.
