Marin-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Claussen, Henry 1842 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Henry Claussen. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this
work, was born in Schleswig, July 15, 1842. Here he resided until 1851, when he
accompanied his parents who then moved to the southern part of Sweden, and there
remained until 1859. While here he attended the academies of the district and
became well grounded in a liberal education. In 1859 he shipped as cabin-boy,
and thus remained at sea until 1864 in which year he came home and commenced the
study of navigation, on completing which he sailed with the rating of Second
Mate until 1867, and afterwards as First Mate until 1870. In that year he
brought his family to California, arrriving December 10th, and settled at
Sacramento City. On April 1, 1871, he came to Point Keyes and began the dairying
business, which he now carries on. Mr. Claussen's father died September 29,1879,
and his mother returned to Sweden. Mr. Claussen has been School Trustee of the
Point Reyes district for five years. He is one of the many careful, honest and
Industrious dairymen of that section of Marin county, and a man most highly
honored and respected by all who know him. A gentleman in the highest and truest
sense of the word, and one whom it is a pleasure to meet and know. In 1872 he
married Agneta C. Wittgren, a native of Sweden.

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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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