Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Maybee, J. S. 1816 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  J. S. Maybee. Was born in Canada, April 1, 1816. At the age of fourteen years
he went to Livingston county, New York, and there resided until 1838, when he
returned to Canada, remaining there for three years. He then moved to St. Clair
county, Michigan, and there farmed for throe years; thence proceeded to Portage
county, Wisconsin, where he remained five years; he next farmed in Henry county,
Illinois, for two years. In the Spring of 1856 he went to Dakota county,
Minnesota, and there resided until 1868; next to Missouri until 1873; then back
to Minnesota for two years, and in 1875 emigrated to California, settling at
Novato, Marin county, where he is now engaged in producing blocks for the paving
of the San Francisco streets. Married August 20, 1840, Elizabeth Purvis, a
native of Belfast, by whom he has Nancy A., Margaret, Benjamin F., Francis,
Esmeralda and John J. D.

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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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