Marin-San Francisco-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Huntley, Joseph 1821 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Joseph Huntley. This pioneer settler of Marin county was born in Washington
county, Maine, on September 22, 1821. He received his education in the common
schools in the county where he was born; and here he also married Lorinda Gross,
who died in 1843. In 1847 he left the home of his nativity, and shortly after
took a residence in Rockville, Maine; thence to Cutler, in that State, where he
engaged in building the ship "California Packet," which, when completed, was to
sail for this State. Mr. Huntley was one of the owners of the vessel, also the
two old settlers who have often been spoken of in these pages, namely, Hon.
Sanborn Johnson and Lowell Webber. The ship was completed and set sail from
Cutler to Boston, arriving in the latter place in January of that year. They
left Boston March 4, 1850, sailed around the "Horn," arriving in San Francisco
on August 20th of that year. Mr. Huntley only remained in that place two months,
then proceeded to Bodega, Sonoma county, and was employed in a saw-mill then
owned by Phelps. In the Fall of 1852 he settled in Tomales township, and on the
ranch now owned by James Fallon, where he raised a crop of potatoes. In the Fall
of 1853 he went into partnership with Johnson & Webber on the ranch occupied by
them at that time. Mr. Huntley, however, sold out his interest in the ranch to
the above firm and returned to Maine the following Spring. After an absence of
one year he returned to this township and settled on the ranch he now owns.
Married, February 20, 1854, Keziah Huntley, who was born in Maine. Their
children are Jasper, Albert, Martha and Warren.

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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