Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Grosjean, C. 1839 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

C. Grosjean. Son of J. B. Grosjean and Jeanne Comtet, was born in Albertville,
Haute Savoir, France, April 28, 1839, where he received his education and
resided until August 15, 1854, on which date he sailed for America, and arrived
in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 24 of the same year. Until 1862, not
having learned a trade, he occupied himself in various ways. In that year,
however, he moved to New Iberia, in the same State, and after seven months
proceeded to Houston, Texas, and there sought and obtained employment in a
confectionery store. Soon after he was engaged by Weyman Parisat to convey
certain goods to New Iberia, and having sold the goods on arrival, with the
proceeds he purchased a quantity of rum, and then returned to Houston; almost
immediately thereafter was despatched by the same firm with a tram laden with
cotton to Brownville, Texas, where he arrived after a protracted journey of
forty-five days. We next find M. Grosjean working as steward in a hotel at
Matamoras, Mexico, but, remaining there only four months, he obtained employment
from the firm of Victor Pretat & Co., of that place, and was by them despatched
to Laredo, a distance of two hundred miles, with an assortment of goods which he
exchanged for cotton, and with this commodity retraced his steps to Matamoras.
We now discover M. Grosjean as a partner in the wholesale and retail business of
Claude Collet at Bagdad, fifty miles below Matamoras, where he continued for
fifteen months, at the expiration of which they sold out and went back to New
Orleans; but, sojourning there only two months, he returned to Houston, Texas,
and commenced a grocery business, which he continued until 1872, when, disposing
of his interest, he came to California, and soon after opened his liquor
business in San Rafael, Marin county.

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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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