Contra Costa-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Christenson, J. 1834 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

J. CHRISTENSON.—A native of Denmark, born December 10, 1834. At the age of
eighteen years he immigrated to the United States. Arriving in New Orleans
January, 1853, a short time after he proceeded to St. Louis, and resided in that
vicinity until 1858, when he crossed the plains with ox-teams, and came direct
to San Francisco. Mr. Christenson first found employment in the coffee and spice
house of Charles Bernard, and after a short time, through industry and
perseverence, was made manager of and conducted the business for the above firm
for some eight years. Mr. Christenson then concluded to become a ranchero, and
in 1867 settled on his present beautiful homestead of two hundred and fifty
acres, on which he has made many and valuable improvements. Mr. Christenson has
also a lease of some seven hundred acres of the Marsh Grant. The subject of this
sketch was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Wallace, a native of England. Their
children are—Caroline, Thomas, Hannah, Christopher, Charles, Rosie, Henry and
Florence.

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HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.

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