Marin-Tuolumne-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Burge, George 1830 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  George Burge. Was born in Chilcompton, Somersetshire, near Bristol, England,
February 7, 1830. He is the son of Richard and Ann Purnell Burge. He remained
here till 1854, during which time he received his education. The remainder of
his time was spent on a farm. His father having died when he was seven years of
age, he was thrown early upon his own resources for a livelihood, and was thus
deprived of many educational advantages. In September, 1854, he sailed for
America, landing at New York City. After a short sojourn in that city he set out
on a tour of inspection, looking for a suitable place to locate. He passed
through Cleveland, Toledo (Ohio), and Detroit, Michigan, and finally located in
Brant county, Canada West, at a place called Burford. He was engineer of a
saw-mill at that place till the Fall of 1856, when he made up his mind to come
to California, and on October 6th of that year sailed for San Francisco via the
Nicaragua route, at which place he arrived November 1, 1856. He proceeded in a
short time to the mines in Tuolumne county, where he remained for about four
months, when he returned to San Francisco, and set out for Oregon. He followed
mining at Starve-out creek and other localities till July, 1858, and on the 4th
of that month started for the Frazer River country, walking as far as Seattle,
Bellingham bay, Washington Territory, where he learned that the mines were a
failure. He then took passage on the old "Columbia" for Victoria, then for San
Francisco, working his way. Arriving here he proceeded to Petaluma, where he was
engaged in working on a ranch till 1860, when he came to Bolinas and stayed a
short time; from there to the city and worked in a hotel until the 2d of
February, 1861; came to Bolinas again and engaged in wood chopping. That Fall he
purchased a ranch in what is known as Pine Gulch, and continued on it till 1872,
when he disposed of his farm and purchased the Bolinas hotel property from Mrs.
Jesus Gifford. He has since conducted that business, having enlarged the house
and made a tip-top caravansary of it. In May, 1867, Mr. Burge returned to his
native heath in "Merry England," and, winning the heart of a "bonnie lass" named
Emma Davis, they were married November 12, 1867. She was born in Stourton,
Somersetshire, England, March 7, 1845. Their children are:—Ada F., born October
26, 1868; Minnie P., born March 4, 1870; Emma C, born August 19, 1873; George
D., born February 29, 1876; James W., born October 28, 1878.

Additional Comments:
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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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