Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Sale, William T. 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 6, 2007, 1:59 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880) William T. Sale. Is a native of Derbyshire, England, having been born there November 16, 1841. Is the son of Joseph Sale, who was farmer, hotel owner and grain merchant; was taken to Warwickshire when young; after leaving school, chose the trade of joiner and builder. After finishing his apprenticeship, in 1863, he came to America, and after working at his trade in the cities of New York, Boston and New Jersey, in this country, returned to England and joined his father, as traveling agent and buyer for him in Birmingham. At the end of two years he started on a tour which included New Zealand, Tasmania and several of the Australian colonies and Pacific islands, arriving at San Francisco in 1869, which year he came to San Rafael and worked at his trade until May, 1874, when he established the furniture and carpet business, which he now conducts. Married, September 19, 1878, E. A. Walton, by whom he has one child, Eva, born July 4, 1879. 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/marin/bios/sale893gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb