Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Sepulveda, Jose Dolores (Mrs.) 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 2, 2006, 12:57 am Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) MRS. JOSE DOLORES SEPULVEDA, widow of the late Don Jose Dolores Sepulveda, was born in Los Angeles in 1840, and is the only surviving daughter of Johann Gronigen, a native of Holland, who came to America as a ship carpenter on the brig "Danube," which was wrecked off the coast of San Pedro in 1829, he being one of the few survivors. He settled in Los Angeles and by reason of his arrival in town on Sunday and the difficult pronunciation of his German name, the natives called him Juan Domingo, the English of which is John Sunday, and he abandoned thereafter the use of his family name. He became a man of property and influence, with a fine home at the corner of Aliso and Alameda streets, where he lived until his death, December 18th, 1858, leaving a large family and a comfortable estate. He married Ramona Teleliz, a member of one of the influential and wealthy families of Southern California. Jose Dolores Sepulveda was born in Los Angeles April 2nd, 1827, a son of Don Francisco Sepulveda, mention of whom is made on page 132 in this work. There are eight children of Don Jose Dolores and Louise Domingo Sepulveda living, all in Los Angeles, viz., W. O. Sepulveda; Ascencion, who is Mrs. Frank Bernal; Miguel; Louise, who is Mrs. Reyes; Plutarch; Angelina, Mrs. Mark Burns; Victoria, Mrs. George Farrington, and Griselda, Mrs. Charles Earley. There are thirteen grand-children. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County, 1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative people. Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/losangeles/bios/sepulved242nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb