Contra Costa-Solano-Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....McCann, John 1845 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

JOHN McCANN.—Was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, October 15,1845, where he
received his education and resided until he reached his twentieth year. At that
time, 1866, he sailed to the United States, first landed in New York, and, after
a short stay, started for San Francisco, where he arrived November 23, 1866.
Three days thereafter he caine to Contra Costa county and found employment with
John Rodgers as foreman. Here he remained three years, when he removed to Dixon,
Solano county, and embarked in farming with his cousin, William McCann. At the
end of eleven months he returned to Contra Costa, and established a wood
business between San Pablo creek and San Francisco. In this occupation he
continued eight or nine months, when he commenced farming on his own account, in
company with Pat. Tinney, on Dr. Carothers' ranch, about two miles from Pacheco.
Here our subject resided one season, and then went into the employ of the
Clayton brewery, where he was three years their teamster. In the Spring of 1874
he transferred his residence to Oakland, Alameda county, where he remained
twelve months, being interested in a livery stable; he subsequently came back to
the farm of Mr. Rodgers, and stayed there until September 12, 1875, when he
bought out the saloon of James McKenna, opposite the Bank of Martinez. This
establishment he conducted until December 11, 1876, when the premises were
consumed by fire. Mr. McCann, however, at once opened his business in the Castro
Block, and there conducted his affairs until February 17, 1877, when he opened
his present elegant parlors, at the corner of Main and Ferry streets, in the
town of Martinez, where he has on hand a large and varied assortment of wines
and liquors. If a good life, hard work and honorable principles could fill the
pockets, then John McCann's should overflow with wealth. He married in Benicia,
Solano county, June 17, 1879, Josephine A. Powers, a native of Benicia, and has:
Josephine Loretto, born March 30, 1880; William James, born May 31, 1881.

Additional Comments:
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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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