Contra Costa County CA Archives Biographies.....Smith, Francis M. 1848 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

FRANCIS M. SMITH.—A native of Contra Costa county, and, we believe, the first
American male child born within the present limits of the county; is the son of
N. B. Smith, now one of the oldest living pioneer men of the State. Our subject
was born January 25, 1848, and in early life received a common school education,
with afterwards a course in a business college in San Francisco. He then engaged
in farming, in which he continued until October 12, 1879, when he moved to
Martinez, and opened his present place of business of dealer in fruit and
produce, in connection with which he conducts a real estate and insurance
office. Mr. Smith is still enjoying all the pleasures of single blessedness.

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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