Marin-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Light, Elisha 1823 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Elisha Light. Born in Delaware county, New York, August 9, 1823. He resided in
his native county, and was there educated, until he emigrated to California,
arriving in San Francisco, September 7, 1850. He at once proceeded to the mines
on American river, and there sojourned for three years, when he returned to the
East, but in the month of April returned, came to Marin county and settled on
Tomales bay, near the residence of Mr. Prince. Thence he moved to Petaluma,
there keeping the Petaluma House for one year, after which he located on his
present ranch consisting of four hundred acres of land. Married Emily Frasier,
November 7, 1848, by whom he has four girls and three boys.

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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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