Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Lucas, John 1826 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  John Lucas. Was born in Barney of Ballaghkune, parish of Edermin, and townland
of Coolnaboy, county of Wexford, Ireland, March 12, 1826, and there received his
education and resided until July, 1852, when he sailed for California, arriving
in San Francisco September 16th of that year, and on the following day came to
this county and joined his uncle, the well-known Don Timoteo Murphy, a large,
land owner and early resident of Marin. In 1853 Mr. Lucas returned to Ireland,
but came back to California, arriving in San Francisco July 14, 1855, and coming
direct to San Rafael, but after a few months, in 1856, he moved to the ranch
opposite the Miller place, where he resided until 1863, when he moved to his
present estate, which consists of seven thousand six hundred acres. He married
May 1, 1855, Maria Sweetman, by whom there are Alice M., Kate F., Henry J.,
Maria L., John E., and Eliza P. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas have also an adopted daughter
named Maggie.

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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