Marin-Sonoma-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Currey, Thomas 1836 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Thomas Currey. Was born in the county of Donegal, Ireland, in February, 1836.
At the age of fourteen, his parents emigrating to America, took young Thomas
with them and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where soon after his
arrival he was apprenticed to the trade of a harness-maker, which he continued
until the breaking out of the war. August 24, 1861, he enlisted in Company A,
Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, with which he served for three years, having taken
part in the seven days' fight at Hanover, Virginia. Was taken prisoner at
Hagerstown, Maryland, and confined in Libby prison, from which place he was
transferred to Belle Isle, and there detained for ten months. In 1863 Mr. Currey
received his discharge in Philadelphia, but in 1864 he once more enlisted for
one year's service, being honorably discharged at the expiration of that term.
In the year 1866 the subject of our sketch came to California, and after working
at his trade in Petaluma, Sonoma county, for one year, went to San Francisco,
there worked until 1878, when he removed to San Rafael, and established his
present business. Married Margaret Thompson, by whom he has Nellie, Frank, Mary,
Charles, Maggie and Lillie.

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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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