Marin-Yuba-Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....Burbank, George Wilton 1829 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  The Honorable George Wilton Burbank. The subject of this sketch, whose
portrait is in this work, is a native of Lancaster, Worcester county,
Massachusetts, and was born the 17th of November, 1829. He received his
education in the public schools of his native State. He left Massachusetts for
California, coming via the Nicaragua route, and arrived in San Francisco on the
steamer "Sierra Nevada," May 19, 1854. He at once proceeded to the mines, at a
place known as "Sears' Diggins," but soon returned to San Francisco, and crossed
the bay to San Leandro, where he resided till November, 1855, then moved to
Tomales township, and took up his residence on the farm he now occupies. From
the time of his coming till the present writing Mr. Burbank has resided on this
farm, which is situated along the banks of the Estero San Antonio Laguna. Here,
too, but on an eminence bordering the banks of the creek, Mr. Burbank has
erected a beautiful house, which is finished and furnished in a manner
indicative of culture and refinement, where he intends spending the remainder of
his days. Mr. Burbank is one of the eight men who formed themselves into a
league to resist the claimants of the Balsa de Tomales land grant, which at that
time had been confirmed by the United States District Court. The case was
carried by them to the United States Supreme Court, who reversed the decision of
the lower court, and remanded the case back for a new trial. These eight men
were then joined by nearly all who were residing on the grant, and in due course
of time the settlers defeated the grant claimants, In 1864 Mr. Burbank was
elected one of the Supervisors of Marin county, and in 1875 represented this
district in the lower house of the State Legislature. He is one of the most
prominent of Marin county's public men, honored and respected by the citizens in
the State in which he lives, and beloved by family and friends. On May 6, 1862,
he married Apphie R. Blake. She was born in Paris, Maine, October 12, 1825.

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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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