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  • History Pages: 9 - Bear Flag Revolt
    ...g of the Mexican-American War in California. Some important early northern California persons could be discussed here, including Vallejo, Castro and Sutter, but ...tts Valley) grist mill. Then, late in 1845, a harbinger of big changes for California came to Santa Cruz; John C. Fremont.
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  • History Pages: 13 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County
    ...ting into the English-speaking dominant local culture in the U.S. state of California. ...the early days of what we know today as Santa Cruz County in the State of California, brought here mainly by the Gold Rush. Many language and ethnic groups were
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  • History Pages: 35 - The first book on Santa Cruz history, from 1879
    ...nty History Journal Number 4|Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 4]]: Pioneers'', published the following year. ...n Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 4 as a member of the Society of Pioneers, but William got no mention because he did not join that organization.
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  • History Pages: 41 - Approaching the Gilded Age: Santa Cruz Enters the 1880s
    ...argest and most important of the County's manufacturing facilities was the California Powder Works.” ...tural paving material similar to modern manufactured asphalt paving. Local pioneers in this new industry included Walrath, Thurber and Cowell.
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  • Quite Contrary, The Litigious Life of Mary Bennett Love (2014 book)
    ...1842, led by Lansford Hastings. Still restless, the family moved south to California in 1843 - first to Sutter's Fort and eventually to the little port town of ...r through preemptive claims ("squatting") filed with the new U.S. state of California after 1850.
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  • Anthony, Elihu
    ...bio: [[Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893)]], page 298. [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Baldwin, Alfred
    ...ar, Baldwin joined the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Battalion California Battalion], and first came to Santa Cruz in 1847. He prospected for gold in *[[History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903)]], biography.
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  • Trevethan, William
    * "California Pioneers: William Trevethan", ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', July 2, 1870, 1:5-7
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  • Majors, Joseph L.
    ...(1842), however, sign a grievance letter (Elliott, p.10) against the Alta California/Mexico government written by ten men - including Graham - who were imprison * Son John P. was a Soc. of Pioneers member.
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  • Daubenbiss, John
    ...n immigrant to the US in 1835, took the Oregon Trail west in 1842, came to California in 1843, was naturalized in 1844, married in San Jose in 1847, and moved to ...(Brittingham), son Frank and his wife Louisa (Langenbeck) were all Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Weeks, Thomas J.
    ...igh School. His house was moved around the corner, and still stands at 724 California Street. [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Steinmetz, Charles
    .../25452821/charles-steinmetz 1827-1905]) was a German immigrant who came to California in 1850, and retired in Santa Cruz in 1868. An obituary in the ''Santa Cruz [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Meder, Moses A.
    ..._Saints Brooklyn] in 1846 as part of the first group of Mormon settlers in California. Instead of staying with the group, however, Meder struck out on his own, e Meder and second wife Olive (Sinnett) were Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Imus-Rice family
    ...s 1802-1856]) and his nephew (also Charles, known as Charlie), who came to California in 1846, and to Santa Cruz in 1848. Numerous relatives followed, including [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Hecox family
    ...Santa Cruz in the 1840s, and was one of the last local ''alcaldes'' before California statehood. He became the first keeper of the [[Point Santa Cruz]] lighthous [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Hall, Richard H.
    ...25177428/richard-harrison-hall 1824-1883]) was a Vermonter who came to the California gold fields in 1849, but found Santa Cruz first when his ship landed here b [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Grover family
    ...k Companion'' ch.9, item 7). Another brother, Elijah W., who was a Soc. of Pioneers member, stayed near "Grover's Mills". [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Mattison, John S.
    ...ial/95746080/john-stead-mattison 1823-1890]), a native of England, came to California in 1849, and in 1852 bought 160 acres from the [[Rodriguez family]] in what ...Ralph J., John's son Frank and Frank's wife Carrie (Peck) were all Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Pinkham, John F.
    ...e marker in Colma credits him with membership in the Society of California Pioneers, but he was not listed as a member of the independent Santa Cruz chapter.
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  • Short, William
    '''William Short''' and his brother Samuel came to California in 1848. William came to Felton in 1867, and to Santa Cruz in 1882 (Gibson) William and his wife Sarah (Clark) were Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Tait, James A.
    ...ware business". He may have lived in an 1870/71 house that still stands on California Street. James was a Soc. of Pioneers member, along with sons Joseph, Robert, and William. [[Tait, Robert S.|Robe
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  • Bagnall, John D.
    ...ohn-douglas-bagnall 1824-1907]) was a carpenter and millwright who came to California in 1849. Chase says that he built a building on Mission Street in Santa Cru [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Brown, Charles
    ...rown" (''see'' Elliot, p.10). It's possible that this Charles Brown was in California that early, although obituaries described Brown as a "pioneer of '48". [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Hale, Titus
    ...Cruz County. The Find-a-grave page reproduces Hale's Society of California Pioneers autobiography. [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Swan, John A.
    ...clear whether he ever lived in Santa Cruz, but visited often and knew many pioneers of our area, including [[Martin, Thomas|Thomas Martin]], [[Kooser, Benjamin
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  • Swan, Lyman
    ...Mateo. The [[Princes of Surf (2015)|three princes introduced surfing]] to California during visits to Santa Cruz. Local history author Geoffrey Dunn did extensi ..., Antoinette, son Alfred, and daughter Olivia (Underhill) were all Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Bennett, Vardamon
    ...foot in Santa Cruz County, his family did. Bennett and his family came to California in 1843, after trekking west via the Oregon Trail the previous year. Wife M Son Winston and daughter Mary (Shelby) were Soc. of Pioneers members. Son Mansell V. ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160099586/man
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  • Sawin, Reuben H.
    .../19060775/reuben-heywood-sawin 1802-1884]), born in Massachusetts, came to California in 1849 and to Santa Cruz County in the same year, helping [[Blackburn, Wil [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Adams, David L.
    ...memorial/152191483/david-lewis-adams 1837-1895]), born in Indiana, came to California in 1846. According to the 1879 biography in Elliot (p.27-28), Adams' family [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Gagnon, Michael
    ...Gagnon''' (1822-1904), born in Canada, traveled worldwide before coming to California (and the gold fields) in 1849, and to the Watsonville area in 1852, where h [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Baxter, John A.
    ...a hardware store on Main Street. Both John and his wife Sarah were Soc. of Pioneers members. Son John W. Baxter inherited the business interests, and has a bio [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Besse, John N.
    ...om/memorial/24292037/john-nelson-besse 1830-1924]), born in Maine, came to California in 1850, to Santa Cruz in the 1860s, and later to Watsonville. In 1884, he [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Parrish, Joshua
    ...orial/107525794/joshua-parrish 1816-1898]), born in Ohio, came overland to California as a 49er, soon settling in the [[Soquel]] area. Parrish was one of the lar [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Ashley, Otis
    ...hley, Jr.''' (1820-1904), born in New York, came over the Sierra Nevada to California in 1846, "twenty days ahead of the Donner party" (Harrison, p.232). After s Ashley, his wife Sarah (Mathers), and son Albert Otis were all Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Woods, John
    ...87]), after serving a year in the Mexican-American war, was already in the California gold country in 1848 when gold was discovered. Later that year, he came to Woods was a charter member of the Soc. of Pioneers. Daughters Emma and Laura Woods were honorary members.
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  • Bennett, James F. J.
    ...al/24685479/james-fitzjames-bennett 1819-1891]), born in New York, came to California in 1849, and to Santa Cruz County by the early 1850s. A miller by trade, Be ...[[Imus-Rice family|Jane (Rice)]] and daughter Dollie were honorary Soc. of Pioneers members.
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  • Corcoran, James
    ...ory Journal Issue 4, in [[The Missing Pioneers (1998 article)|"The Missing Pioneers"]].
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  • Corcoran, Thomas
    ...in Stockton, where he was known as an artist. Thomas joined the Society of Pioneers chapter in Stockton, but was elected to membership in Santa Cruz "by proxy" [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Dorn, Nicodemus A.
    ...son-dorn 1830-1903]), born in Kentucky of Dutch-immigrant parents, came to California in 1849, and to the Green Valley area of the Pajaro Valley in 1853 (''Ripti ...ed in [[Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California (1893)]].
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  • Ford, Robert F.
    '''Robert F. Ford''' (Harrison p.264) came and went from California several times beginning in 1850. He eventually settled in Watsonville in 18 [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Peck, Elon G.
    ...l/138718723/elon-galusha-peck 1828-18910), born in New York, came first to California in 1850, went back to NY, and moved permanently to the [[Soquel]] area in 1 [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Fargo, Darius C.
    '''Darius Chapman Fargo''' (Harrison p.241), born in New York, came to California on horseback in 1850, and to Santa Cruz in 1867. After gold mining, he ran [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Tuttle, Owen
    ...agrave.com/memorial/7227020/owen-tuttle 1827-1889]), born in Ohio, came to California in 1850, and to Santa Cruz County in 1872. He and his brother [[Tuttle, Dan [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Jackson, William H.
    ...Adeline'] Rodriguez, a daughter of one of the earliest Spanish families in California." ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147884353/marie-adalaide-jackson 18 [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Lucas, Frederick W.
    ...born 1830, Harrison p.368, Guinn p.686-87), born in Massachusetts, came to California in 1849, and to Santa Cruz County in the early 1870s. In 1892 he had been e Wife Mary Ann (Sylvester) Lucas was also a Soc. of Pioneers member.
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  • McElroy, William
    ...1897], Harrison p.371), born in Ohio (Harrison says Pennsylvania), came to California in 1849, and to Santa Cruz in 1885. [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • McKean, Robert A.
    ...86612/robert-mckean 1829-1907], Harrison p.251), born in Missouri, came to California in 1850, and to Santa Cruz County in 1866. In 1871 he homesteaded 160 acres [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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  • Morgan, J. W.
    ...morial/138630978/john-w-morgan 1829-1896]), born in Ohio, came overland to California in 1849, but returned east to Missouri after 2 years of gold mining. There ...also ended up in Santa Cruz. Morgan continued to travel to other places in California to engage in businesses including milling and lumbering, but apparently was
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  • Morgan, John W.
    ...morial/138630978/john-w-morgan 1829-1896]), born in Ohio, came overland to California in 1849, but returned east to Missouri after 2 years of gold mining. There ...also ended up in Santa Cruz. Morgan continued to travel to other places in California to engage in businesses including milling and lumbering, but apparently was
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  • Taylor, Nelson
    ...lson-taylor 1811-1898], Harrison p.249), born in upstate New York, came to California in 1850, and to Santa Cruz County in 1851. He farmed in several locations i [[Category:Persons in Society of Pioneers]]
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