Marin-Sacramento-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Thompson, C. T. 1836 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  C. T. Thompson. The subject of this sketch was born in Norway June 24, 1836,
and at the age of twelve years he went into service on a sailing vessel, and at
the age of fourteen, and while the ship was in New York harbor, he left her,
taking up his residence in New York City. The vessel was lost on her return
trip. He was master of a pleasure boat on the Hudson river for a short time,
then made two trips to London, England, in a packet ship, and one to Havre, and
returned to New York, where he was made second mate of a line of packets on the
Potomac river, running to Alexandria, Virginia. In 1856 he shipped on the
"Victoria," Captain Gardner master, leaving New York harbor in October, and in
due time arrived in San Francisco. He at once went to the mines at Sebastopol,
Sacramento county, where he remained till he came to Tomales in 1862. Here he
was engaged by Warren Dutton in the shipping trade. On April 11, 1873, he opened
his meat market, and has since continued that business in Tomales. Married
Minnie Bettner on August 24, 1867. She was.born in Wilmington, New Castle
county, Delaware, May 8, 1847. She died June 29, 1875. Charles William and
Carrie Willmina are their children.

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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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