Marin-San Francisco-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Weber, Martin 1831 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  Martin Weber. Born in Prussia, Germany, April 26, 1831. When twelve years of
age he came to the United States and settled seven miles from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and there resided until he was seventeen. Here he commenced learning
the trade of a carriage painter, which he completed in Chicago. Illinois, and
there labored at it until he came to California in 1853. Arrived in San
Francisco January 6, 1853, and there remained until 1858, when he returned to
Chicago, but came back to this State in the following year. He sojourned in San
Francisco until 1864, then came to Tomales; in 1867 he went to Petaluma,
removing from there in October, 1872, and settled on his present place. Three
years thereafter he erected a shop on his farm, where he has since worked at his
trade and followed farming. Married Rosannah Champenosis, on August 16, 1856, a
native of Hastings, Oswego county, New York, by whom he has William N., born May
29, 1857; Martin John, born May 29, 1862; Joseph Albert, born January 28, 1866.

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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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