History of California, Volume II, Part 79

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 826

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Botero (Pablo), 1801, prospective settler at Branciforte. ii. 171. Botiller (Anastasio), at Los Ang. '46. B. (Francisco and Vicente), ditto. В. (Joa- quin), teacher at Los Ang. '30. ii. 564. B. (José Ant.), at Los Ang. '19, and S. Antonio rancho '29. ii. 354, 616; in '36 at Mont., age 50, wife María de la Luz Morales, child. José de Jesus b. '14, Peregrino '24-employed by Larkin as a courier '46-José Joaq. '26. B. (José del Cármen), 1842. iv. 653. B. (Narciso), courier '46. v. 72. Botta (Paolo Emilio), 1827, Ital. scientist on the lleros '27-8; author of Osservazioni. i. list of auth .; ii. 551; iii. 128-30. Bottene, 1846, mr of the Cabinet at S.F.

Botts (Charles T.), 1848, Virginian, who came on the Matilda with an ap- pointment as U.S. naval storekeeper at Mont. I have the letter of introd. to Larkin which he brought from Com. Sloat, as well as many naval accounts

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signed by B. He went to the mines with Colton; was a member of the consti- tutional convention in '49; member of a leading law firm in S.F. from '50; from '38 a Sacramento journalist, publishing the Standard; state printer in '61; also district judge of Sac. district. After the war lie spent some years in the south, but returned to the practice of his profession in Cal., residing chiefly at Oak- land, where he died in '84 at the age of 75. His wife, who outlived their chil- dren, died a few years before her husband; but B. left two granddaughters, daughters of Dr Aylette of Stockton. Judge Botts was a brother of John M. Botts, the famous Virginian politician, and was himself a politician of the better sort, a successful lawyer of marked ability, and a citizen of wide influence.

Bouchaltz (Theodore), 1847, Co. A, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. at Mariposa '83. Fouchard (Hypolite), IS18, French com. of the Buenos Aires insurgents on the Cal. coast. See ii. 220-49, 252, 348, 383, 389. Nothing is known of his earlier or later career. Bouchet (Louis), 1828, French cooper with Mex. passp. at Mont. 28-9. ii. 558; iii. 178; owner of a vineyard with W. L. Hill at Los Ang .; naturalized in '31, and soon married; one of the vigilantes '36 (iii. 430); met by Mofras in '41, who calls him Wm, also called Bauchet and Banchot in some records. He signed a proclamation against Castro in '46; and acc. to Los Ang. Co. Ilist., 33, died Oct. '47; but I find his name in an origi- nal list of '48. Boudinet (W. E.), 1847, owner of a S.F. lot. Bouet (Jean),

1848, French trader at Los Ang. age 30. Doubtful record. cis), 1847, Co. B, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Bousol, 1846, came to S. José Valley.

Hall. Bouzet (E. de), 1846, eom. of the French corvette Brillante. v. 576. Bowden (John H.), 1848, from Honolulu; kept a bakery and owned a lot at

Boulanger (Fran-

S.F. Bowen (Asa M.), 1846, Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336), who took part in the battle of S. Pascual, on which he furnished me in '76 a Statement. Still at S.F. '84-5, and in serious trouble with the officers of justice. Bowen (Thos (.), 1834, Amer. trapper from N. Mex .; settled at S. José from '36. iii. 117; iv. 412. He kept a distillery, and his name, variously written, appears in Lar- kin's books and other records from year to year; one of Graham's riflemen '36 (iii. 457); grantee of Cañada de S. Felipe in '39, having been naturalized and married. iii. 677, 711; arrested but not exiled '40. iv. 17; in '41, being a S. José trader age '33, with one child, he became security for some of the Bartle- son immig. iv. 275, 684, 686; failed in business '44; signed the call to foreign- ors '45. iv. 599. I find no record of him after '46. B. (Thos), 1846, prob. a son of the preceding, named by Fremont as a wild young fellow of S. José, whose mother owned land at the mission. B. (Wm), 1844-5, sailor from the Sterling at Mont. iv. 587. B. (Wm J.), 1847, came from Honolulu on the Currency Lass; later miner, and lumberman at Bodega; part owner of the Sa- bine, making several voyages, married at Sidney. In 'S2 he had for many years been a resident of Berkeley. Very likely same as preceding.

Bowers (James H.), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); later hotel-keeper at Stockton; died at S. F. '70. Bowing (Henry), 1847, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reenlisted at Los Ang. Bowles or Boles (Joseph), 1838, Amer. on Larkin's books at Mont .; somewhat prominent in the Graham affair of '40, and exiled to S. Blas, but came back in '41 after a visit to N.Y. to urge his claim for damages. iv. 18, 31, 33, 119. On the Alert at Sta B. '42; perhaps at N. Helv. '47. B. (Samuel), 1848, overl. immig. with Allsopp, whose partner be was in a S. F. boarding-house till '50; when he went to the mines. Bowman (Joaquin, Joseph, or Gilbert), 1826, Kentuckian trapper of Jed. Smith's party. ii. 558; iii. 155, 160, 176; settled at S. Gabriel as a miller, and still lived there in '44 at the age of 63.

Boy (John), 1847, owner of lots at S. F. Boyce (Geo. W.), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); at Salt Lake City '82. Boyd (Wm), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. B. (Geo.), 1848, perhaps at S. F. B. (R.), 1848, passp. from Honolulu. Boyer, 1848, mr of the Perseverance. v. 579. Boyers (Wm), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at S. F. '82. Boyle (Dr), 1845, doubtful name of an immig. iv. 578. B. (Henry G.), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. v. 481, 496; in Utah '82,

chaplain of the legislature. B. (James), 1846, Amer. carpenter at Mont.'46-8. Brackenberry (Benj. B.), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 409). Brackenridge

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(J. D.), 1841, botanist of U. S. ex. exped. iv. 241-2, 245. Brackett (John Ely), 1847, lieut 2d U. S. artillery; capt. Co. C, N. Y. Vol. v. 504; com. of the Sonoma garrison '47-8. v. 609-10, 667, 669; later a lawyer, being a member of the legislature of '49-50, and major-gen. of Cal. militia. He died at Rock Island, Iil., Jan. '55. His son or brother-for I have lost the reference-Col Albert G. Brackett, com. of the mil. district of Nevada '66, furnished me in '76 a Sketch of the 1st Reg. N. Y. Vol., and several other MSS. containing useful in- formation. See i. list of anth. Bradford (Wm), 1846, lieut on the U.S. Warren. Bradley (Thomas Westly), 1843, Tennesseean immig. from Mo. in the Chiles party. iv. 392, 400; employed a while by Sutter, but in '44-9 lived in Napa Valley, joining the Bears. v. 111; but not apparently going south with the battalion, and marrying Rebecca Allen of Mo. in Dec. '46. From '49 he lived in Contra Costa county, and in 'S5 was still on his farm near Lafayette with a large family. Of his six sons, James Warren was b. in '47 and John Willard in '48; there were 4 danghters, 3 of them married before 'S5. Portrait in Con- tra Costa Co. Hist., 296. Bradley, 1841 (?), a man who accompanied Brooks -Four Months, etc .- in his gold-hunting tour of '48, being named on nearly every page; claimed to have been in Cal. eight years, to have been an officer of volunteers in the war, and to be a friend of Capt. Folsom. iv. 279.

Bradshaw (John), 1827, one of the best known Boston traders on the coast; master of the Franklin in '27-S, of the Pocahontas '30-2, and of the Lagoda '34-5. Often in trouble with the authorities on account of his smug- gling exploits, as elsewhere narrated. ii. 551; iii. 132-4, 147-8, 165-7, 176-7, 210, 382-3. Capt. B. never returned to Cal. after '35. but I have his letter to Capt. Cooper in '36; and a letter of Jan. '84 from his daughter, Mrs H. E. Ronndy, informns me that he died at his home in Beverley, Mass., May 'S0, at the age of 94. B. (Julian), 1845, overl. immig. in the Grigsby-Ide party; bonds given by Yount; prob. went to Or. in '46. iv. 526, 578. B. (Samuel),

B. (Wm 1818, in the mines with Brooks; formerly carpenter on a whaler. D.), 1846, lieut Co. D, Cal. Bat. v. 361; had a Cal. claim of $132 (v. 462). Brady, 1848, with Newell & Gilbert. B. (James), 1846, at N. Helv. in Jan. ; perhaps same as preceding. B. (James), 1847, Co. K, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). B. (John R.), 1847, Co. B, N. Y. Vol .; died at Stockton after '50.

Braham (A.), 1845, at N. Helv .; prob. 'Bruheim,' q.v. Bralee (Thomas), 1846, Engl. sailor disch. from the Savannah; a resid. of Mont. and Carmelo Val., except 2 years at the mines, to '77 and later, being a dairyman, with two sons and a daughter. Braley (Albert), 1845, mate on the Morea.

Branch (Francis Ziba), 1831, trapper of the Wolfskill party from N. Mex. iii. 387, 405; a nat. of N. Y. After a few years of hunting he opened a store and boarding-house at Sta B., though often engaging in a hunt, to keep up memories of old times. He married Manuela Carlon in '35. iv. 117; and the padron of '36 shows that he had then one son. Selling his store in '37, he ap- plied for naturalization-obtained in '39-and got a grant of the Sta Mannela rancho near S. Luis Obispo. iii. 679; iv. 655; where he spent the rest of his life, a rich man of good repute. He died in '74 at the age of 72, leaving many children and grandchildren. His portrait is given in S. Luis Ob. Co. Hist., 216. Branda (Jnan), at Sonoma '44.

Brander (Wm), 1833, Scotch carpenter, 29 years old, at Mont., his name appearing often on Larkin's books and other records in '33-45. iii. 409; ar- rested but not exiled in '40. iv. 17; got a carta, and in '41-2 was a Inmber- inan near Sta Cruz. In Oct. '45 he was found dead on Amesti's rancho, be- lieved to have been killed by Ind. iv. 543.

Branham (Benj. F.), 1846, son of Isaac and overl. immig. at the age of one year; sheriff of Sta Clara Co. 'S3. B. (Isaac), 1846, Kentnekian immig. (v. 526), with his wife Amanda A. Bailey and son Benj. F., settling at S. José, where he was a member of the town council '46-7. v. 664; and where he still lived in 'S1. Portrait in Sta Clara Co. Ilist., 304. He had a son Charles b. '54, and a daughter Mary b. '60; besides 4 children born before he came to C'al. Branisan (Floria), 1346, pass. on the Guipuzcoana from Callao. Bauks (Robert), 1843, visited S. F. from Honolulu on the Julian. Brannan (Peter),

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1846, Irish bricklayer who served in the Cal. Bat. at the Natividad fight; later worked at his trade; in the mines '48; soon after drowned at S. F. Swan. Perhaps his name was Brennan.

Brannan (Samnel), 1846, Mormon elder and chief of the colony sent from N. Y. on the Brooklyn. See full account of the colony, v. 544 et seq .; mention v. 471, 644-5. B. was born at Saco, Me, in '19; learned the printer's trade in Ohio from '33; travelled as a printer through many parts of the country; and from '42 published the N. Y. Messenger and later the Prophet, as organs of the Mormon church. Of his conversion and early experience as a latter-day saint not much is known, the subject being avoided both by himself and his old associates; but he was clearly a leading spirit in the church, and was just the man to take charge of the Californian scheme. There is no good reason to doubt his devotion to the cause, but it was his firm intention to build up his own fortunes with those of his sect; he was greatly displeased with President Young's change of plans respecting Cal .; and having failed during a visit to Salt Lake to modify the president's views, it required but few years to divest himself entirely his of old-time religious fervor and become an apostate. Mean- while, at S. F. he was a leading spirit from the first, preaching eloquently on Sundays, publishing the Star, buying town lots, taking part in political con- troversies, working zealously for the advancement of the town's educational and other interests, always aggressive but liberal in his views, showing no signs of sectarianism. For mention in this part of his career '46-7, see v. 494, 649-51, 666-8, 681-2. In '47 he established the firm of C. C. Smith & Co. at Sac., later Brannan & Co., in which Mellus & Howard and Wm Stout were partners. The immense profits of his store after the discovery of gold in '48-9, with his mining operations at Mormon Island, and the increase of S.F. real estate, made him a little later the richest man in Cal. Of his career after '48 something will be found in vol. vi. of this work; also in my Popular Tri bunals, B. having been prominent in connection with the vigilance committees. I do not attempt even to outline his most remarkable career as capitalist and speculator. In many parts of the state and even beyond its limits he acquired immense interests, showing in their management the ability and energy so characteristic of the man. He probably did more for S.F. and for other places than was effected by the combined efforts of scores of better men; and indeed, in many respects he was not a bad man, being as a rule straightforward as well as shrewd in his dealings, as famous for his acts of charity and open-handed liberality as for his enterprise, giving also frequent proofs of personal bravery. In '59 he purchased the Calistoga estate, in connection with the improvement of which his name is perhaps most widely known. Here he established a dis- tillery on a grand scale, and here in '68 he received eight bullets and nearly lost his life in a quarrel for possession of a mill. Meanwhile he had given him- self up to strong drink; for 20 years or more he was rarely sober after noon; and he became as well known for his dissolute habits and drunken freaks as he had been for his wealth and ability. Domestic troubles led to divorce from the wife married in '44, who with their child had come with him in '46 and borne him other children in Cal .; division of the estate was followed by un- lucky speculations, and Brannan's vast wealth melted gradually away. In the days of his prosperity he had liberally supported the cause of Mexico against the French invasion and its tool Maximilian, and just before ISSO he obtained in return a grant of lands in Sonora, embarking with somewhat of his old en- ergy in a grand scheme of colonization, which has thus far proved a total fail- ure. For the last year or two down to '85 Brannan has lived at Guaymas or on the frontier, remarried to a Mexican woman, a sorry wreck physically and financially, yet clear-headed as ever and full of courage for the future. Thon- sands of pioneers in Cal. remember this erratic genius with the kindliest of feelings, and hope that he may yet add a brilliant closing chapter to the record of one of the most remarkable characters in Californian annals.

Brant (Henry), 1845, one of Fremont's men. iv. 583. Brasher (S. M.), 1841, mid. on the St Louis. Brass (Benj.), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reënlisted at Los Ang. Brasseau (Chas), 1847, at N. Helv. Braun (Jean

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Louis), 1831, Frenchman, 26 years old, from N. Mex. perhaps with Wolfskill or Jackson. iii. 387. Braun (Philip), 1847, Co. H, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Braune (Chas J. W.), 1845, perhaps che of Fremont's men. iv. 583, 587; ac- cidentally burned to death in El Dorado Co. '79.

Bravo (David), soldier at Mont. '36, age 43. B. (Juan de Dios), 1832, in the comp. extranjera at Mont. iii. 221; regidor at Los Ang. '35. iii. 635 B. (Juan N.), 1842-5, sub-lieut of the batallon fijo. iv. 289. B. (Manuel), 1842, ditto. iv. 289. B. (Marcelino), inval. at Brancif. 1799. i. 571.

Bray (Edmund), 1844, Irish immig. in the Stevens party, age 37. iv. 445, 433. He was employed by Sutter from '45, serving in the Micheltorena cam- paign. iv. 486; went to the mines in '48. He was disabled by a fall in '56, and in '72 had been for 6 years in the Sac. county hospital, where he wrote for me his Memoir, an excellent narrative of the journey overland. B. (Edward), 1847, mr of the Ilenry. v. 578; owner of a S. F. lot. Brazier (Richard), 1847, sergt Co. E, Morm. Bat. v. 477; prob. did not come to Cal. Breager, with a party of trappers between '32 and '40. iii. 392.

Breck (James Wm), 1829-30, Boston man who perhaps visited Cal. on a whaler, and possibly remained at that time, ii. 573, iii. 179, though some say he came back from Honolulu in '37 to become a permanent resid. of Sta B., where he married and had many children; still living in '76 at the age of 76. Also named as owner of a rancho near S. Luis Ob., and as an otter-hunter in '41-5. Information about him is very unsatisfactory. Breckenridge (Thomas E.), 1845, one of Frémont's men, serving in the Cal. Bat., and as one of the Sta B. garrison '46. v. 306, 453, 583; had a Cal. claim (v. 462) of $20, and was at Washington May '48 to testify at the court-martial.

Breen (Patrick), 1846, Irishman who came to Amer. in '28, and from Iowa overland in the Donner party (v. 530-44, where all the members of this fam- ily are named), with his wife Margaret and 7 children, the whole family sur- viving the perils of that terrible journey. Breen's original Diary of the Donner Party is one of the most highly prized treasures of my Library. The Breens lived at Murphy's on the Cosumnes till Sept. '47, then at S. José till Feb. '48, when they settled at S. Juan B. Here Patrick died in '68 and his widow in '74. Portraits and biog. sketches of the family in McGlashan's Donner Party. The Breens have always been regarded as honest, hard-working people. B. (Edward J.), 1846, son of Patrick. His sufferings on the overland trip were aggravated by a broken leg; living at S. Juan in '85 with 2d wife and 5 chil- dren. B. (Isabella), 1846, infant daughter of Patrick; married Thos McMa-

hon '69; at Hollister '85. B. (James F.), 1846, son of Patrick, b. in Iowa '41; educated at Sta Clara college; lawyer at S. Juan B. He has been district attorney, assemblyman, county judge, and from '79 superior judge of S. Be- nito. Married in '70, and living in '85 with wife and two children. B. (John), 1846, oldest son of Patrick, 14 years old, and strongest of the family except the mother, yet barely escaping death. In the mines at Mormon Isl. '48, and in the winter built a house where Placerville stood later. Returning to S. Juan and buying the old residence of Gen. Castro, he married a daughter of Ed. Smith in '52, and in '85 still lived there with wife and 9 children. In his Pioneer Memoirs, Breen has contributed an interesting narrative of 80 p. to my collection. B. (Patrick, Jr), 1846, son of Patrick, 9 years old on arrival; a farmer at S. Juan, married in '65, and living in '85 with wife and 4 chil- dren. B. (Peter), 1846, son of Patrick, a child in '46; died unmarried in '70. B. (Simon P.), 1846, son of Patrick; living 'S5 at S. Juan with wife and 2 children. B. (Wm M.), 1848, son of Patrick, b. at S. Juan; died '74, leaving a widow and child.

Brenard (Sam.), 1848, named as one of the murderers of the Reed family. v. 640. Brenerd (T.), 1848. at Mont. Brennan, see 'Brannan.' Bressak, 1843, at Mont. Brestone (Robert), 1838, named in Larkin's Accts. Bret- ely (Jose), 1841, at Sta B.

Brewer (Charles), 1832, mr of the Victoria. iii. 384. A Boston man of the well-known firm of Peirce & B. at Honolulu. Revisited Cal. in '79 with his daughter; living at Jamaica Plains, Mass., at the age of 80 in '84, when he

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also printed for his family a small vol. of Reminiscences, of which he presented a copy for my collection. B. (C, 2d, G. W., and H. B.), 1848, passp. from Honolulu. Brewerton (Geo. D.), 1847, lieut Co. C, N. Y. Vol., trans. to Co. K. v. 501; went east in '4S with Carson's party to N. Mex. (see Brewerton's Ride, in i. list of auth.); later lient Ist U.S. infantry; colonel in '78; living in N.Y. '79. Brewster, 1829, said to have been master of the whaler Al- vins (?). B. (F. M.), 1848, on the Julian.

Brian (Henry), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518). Briant (Jolın S.), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reenlisted at Los Ang. Bridger (James), 1835 (?), noted trapper of the plains and mountains. It is not clear that lie visited Cal. before '49, but he is likely to have done so. iii. 413. Bridges (J. C.), 1843, Kentuckian immig. from Or. in the Hastings party; employed by Sutter and perhaps by Smith at Bodega. but died in the winter of '43-4. iv. 390, 396, 400. Brien (D. L.), 1847, asst surg. U.S. Columbus.

Briggs (1846), in Sutter's employ. B., 1832, mr of the Phoebe, reported

as dead the same year. B. (C. P.), 1844, sailor at S.F. from the Morea. iv. 453; later in Leidesdorff's employ; and perhaps one of the Bears in '46 (v. 101); but all seems to rest on his own statement in '72. He was perhaps the P. A. Briggs who joined Co. G, Cal. Bat. (v. 35S), at S. José in Nov; and the C. P. A. Briggs married at S.F. '47 to Catherine Coombs. (See i. list of anth.) B. (Calvin T.), 1837 (?), overl. immig., nat. of Vt, died '68, aged 60. Soc. Pion., records; also reported to have come in '32 on a whaler, to have been a trapper on the coast, and later resid. of S. Joaquin. S. F. Examiner, iii. 408. B. (Castor, or Caspar), 1847, Co. E, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); at S. F. '74-82. B. (Charles), 1847, settler at Benicia; B. & Russell, lumber dealers. v. 672. B. (Francis), 1845, perhaps one of Frémont's men; in Cal. Bat. (v. 35S); one of Talbot's garrison at Sta B. iv. 583; v. 316.

B. (Geo.), 1847, mr of the Isa- bella. v. 511. Briggs, 1848, of sloop Stockton running from S. F. to Sonoma. v. 646. Brigham (E. R.), 1847, Co. B, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499) .. Brincken (Wil- helm), 1840, one of the Graham exiles who did not return. iv. IS. Bringas (Luis M.), ment. in connection with J. M. Herrera's trial '27. iii. 61-2. Brinsmade (A. A.), 1848, at S. F. August-Sept., treasurer S. F. guards.

Briones ( Antonio), corporal at S. Juan Cap., killed by Ind. i. 315. B.

(Antonio), soldier and Ind. fighter 1810; smuggler '20-1. ii. 91, 411, 410-1, 504. B. (Canuto), S. F. militia '37. B. (Desiderio), ditto; at S. F. '41; wounded by Ind. '39; juez de campo S. José '43. iv. 76, 685. B. (Felipe), regidor at S. José '20. ii. 378; on S. Mateo rancho, elector S. F. '35. iii. 704;

killed by Ind. '40. iv. 76. B. (Gregorio), soldier of S. F. comp. '16-27. ii. 371; militiaman S. F. '37; alcalde contra costa '35. iii. 704; regidor S. F. '36. iii. 705; alcalde S. Mateo '38. iii. 705; owner of lots at S. F. '41-5. iv. 669; v. 683; at Sonoma '44, age 47; juez at S. Rafael, and grantee of Baulines '46. iv. 677; v. 669-70. B. (Juana), mentioned as a widow at S. F., and also as the wife of Apolinario Miranda, noted for her kindness to sick and deserting sail- ors; had an adobe house in the North Beach region in '36; owner of lot '41-5. iii. 709; iv. 669; later claimant for Purísima rancho, Sta Clara Co. iii. 712; still living at Mayfield "78 at a very advanced age. B. (Manuel), soldier at S. Juan B. before 1800. i. 558. B. (Manuela Valencia de), widow at S. José '41, age 47; children, Ramon b. '13, Desiderio '16, Isidora '20, Casimiro '24, Felipa '18, María Ant. '27, Angela '30, Encarnacion '32, Marcelino '34, Vicente '36, Carmen '38. B. (Marcos), soldier at Soledad, inval. at Brancif. 1791- 1800. i. 499, 571; comisionado at Brancif. 1812. ii. 390; still living at S. José '41, a native of Sinaloa, age S7. B. (Pablo), in Marin Co. and Sonoma from '37, prob. son of Gregorio. B. (Ramon), soldier at S.F. '37, '44.

Bristler (John), 1846, bugler in Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336). Bris- tow (Elijah), 1845, an old Kentuckian at N. Helv. iv. 578; an overl. immig. and called by some a Mormon. J. H. Brown says that B. came with himself and in the Grigsby-Ide party. Wintering at the fort, where he was badly hurt by being thrown from a horse, he went to Or. in '46. v. 526; where he died in '72. Hist. Or., i. 568-9. Britton, 1845, at N. Helv. Dec., perhaps an error. B. (W. F.), 1848, passp. from Honolulu. Brizzee (Henry W.), 1547, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reenl. at L. Ang .; in Arizona 'S2.

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Broadhurst (Stephen), 1848, overl. immig. from Mo. with his wife; in Mer- ced Co. "73. Brock (Elisha E.), 184S, Virginian, overl. immig., accomp. by his family; a miner on the Yuba; farmer at Sta Clara, and from '62 near Gil- roy, where he died in '69. His widow, Eliza S. Day, survived him: there were 9 children, 3 of them born in Cal. B. (Hiram), 1846, Cal. Bat. '46-7 (v. 358); in S. Joaq. Valley '4S. Brockee (Joseph), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); drowned in Stanislaus Riv. '47. Broder (Andrew H.), 1847, Soc. Cal. Pion. rolls. Brohan (John), 1847, Co. A, N. Y. Vol .; died at Stockton '50.

Brolaski (Henry Lyons), 1841, overl. immig. of the Bartleson party. iv. 267, 270, 275, 342; at Mont. Feb. '42, but soon sailed for Callao, from which place he writes in '44 to Larkin and T. H. Green. He succeeded his brother in business at Callao for three years from '44; at St Louis Sept. '4S, anxious to come to Cal. and establish a saw-mill; but said to have been living in Mo. as late as '70. He sometimes signed Brolaskey. Brooks (S. S.), 1848 (?), store-

keeper at Colima. El Dorado Co. Hist. Brooker (Alex. V.), 1846, at S. José; in '47 digging a cellar for Larkin at S.F. Brookey, overl. immig. with Bry- ant. v. 528; ment. by Sherman as a worthless fellow at S.F. '47; prob. same as preceding. Brookman (Israel), 1846, doubtful mention as a Bear Flag man living in '62. Brooks (Chas W.), 1847, Co. K, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). B. (Ed- ward J.), 1847, Co. I, N. Y. Vol. B. (Geo.), 1848, passp. from Honolulu. B. (H. L.), 1848, ditto. B. (J. Tyrwhitt), 1848, Engl. physician, who came by sea from Or., and made a tour in the mines; author of Four Months among the Gold-Finders. B. (Wm S.), 1847, on the U.S. Preble; later in govt employ at S.F. and Mare Isl., where he was in '79; twice married with S children. Solano Co. Hist., 334.

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History of California, Volume II, Part 79

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe Publication date: 1885 Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers Number of Pages: 826

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 826