Marin-El Dorado-Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Lund, Nes Madsen 1838 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Nes Madsen Lund. Was born in Denmark November 10, 1838, and remained in that
country until he was sixteen years of age. In 1854 he sailed from Hamburg before
the mast on board a vessel bound for Australia with passengers. Thence he went
to the East Indies, continuing on the same vessel in that trade until 1858,
during which year they were shipwrecked on the Phillipine islands. From Manilla
he sailed on board a Scotch vessel bound for Java, and thence to England,
arriving in 1859. He then paid a visit to his birthplace. In the Spring of 1860,
in company with ten of his countrymen, he came to California, arriving in San
Francisco in May of that year. He proceeded at once to El Dorado county, and
engaged in mining during the next three years. He then went to Idaho and engaged
in the same pursuit for two years. In the latter part of 1865 he returned to
California and again to Denmark. In the Spring of 1866 he came back to
California, bringing with him seven young men and four young women. On this
voyage they underwent a great deal of hardship, on account of the breaking out
of the cholera on board the ship. Of the seven hundred and seventy-five
passengers who sailed from Liverpool one hundred and sixty-three died. The
vessel was in quarantine for two months off Sandy Hook. After returning to
California he purchased a vessel, which he ran for one year. He then began
farming on the Coleman tract, in Marin county. In 1870 he opened a hotel at
Ross' Landing and conducted that one year. From that time until 1875 he was
engaged in various pursuits, when, in company with his brother, he opened a
grocery store in Salinas, Monterey county. Here he remained one year, when he
returned to San Rafael where he has since resided. In 1878 he was elected to the
Board of Education, which office he still holds, rendering general satisfaction.
In August, 1866, he was married to Miss Maria E. Ocksen. They have three
children-one boy and two girls.

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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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