Marin-Calaveras-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....McGreevy, William 1836 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  William McGreevy. Born in Ireland, March 22,1836. When a mere child he came
with his parents to America, who took up their residence in Boston. In 1851 he
started for the Pacific slope, and arrived, in San Francisco in January, 1852.
He at once set out for the mines in Calaveras county, locating at a place known
as "Angels Camp," where he mined a portion of two years, 1852-'53; thence to San
Francisco. In 1855 he again set out in pursuit of the "glittering dust," this
time on Kern river, where he remained but a short time, when he once more
returned to San Francisco, and, going to Alameda county, followed farming until
1857, when he became a resident of this county, locating in Tomales township,
and farmed until 1863, when he, in company with fifteen others, proceeded to the
Cootney mines, in British Columbia, and remained two years, meeting with good
success. He then returned to Tomales, and married, November 15, 1868, Mrs.
Rosanna Henry, who was born in Ireland in 1834. Charles W., born May 10, 1870;
William James, born March 12, 1877, are their children.

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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