Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Huff, Abraham 1830 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Abraham Huff. Was born in Montgomery county, New York, November 15, 1830. When
he was four years old his parents moved to Oneida county, New York, thence to
Oswego county after four years, and in 1840 moved to Orleans county. Here the
subject of this sketch resided until 1857, when he took up his residence in
Kalamazoo county, Michigan, and in the Fall of 1863 emigrated via the Isthmus to
California, arriving in San Francisco January, 1864. He resided in that city,
with the exception of a short time spent in the mines, until he came to this
county, settling first in Point Reyes. In October, 1869, he came to his present
ranch at Hamlet, where he is station agent for the North. Pacific Coast Railroad
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express; he is also engaged in merchandising. He
married Eugenia Goff December 10, 1857. She was born in Monroe county, New York,
June 22, 1838. They have two children—Ettia E., born December 11, 1861; and
Luella A., born May, 1870.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

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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