Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Seltier, Claude Francois 1818 - ************************************************ 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 January 11, 2006, 12:05 am Author: Fariss & Smith (1882) CLAUDE FRANCOIS SELTIER.—He is the son of Antoine and Jeannie (Segu) Seltier; was born January 20, 1818, in St. Gaud, Canton de Fresne, rue Mames, department de la Haute, Saone, France. His father was a farmer; and young Claude spent his time at work on the farm until thirty-three years of age, excepting five years' service in the army. In the autumn of 1851 he left his home, and after a short time spent in traveling in his native land, embarked for the United States, sailing from Havre. A thirty-eight days' trip brought him to New York. From there he journeyed to Meadville, Pennsylvania, and to Clearfield county, where he engaged in lumbering. He next went south to Vicksburg, and from there to St. Croix Falls, Minnesota. In the fall of 1855 he journeyed, via Panama, to California, to join his brother who had come the year previous. In 1858, in company with his brother John F., and James Calvin and Abel Adams, he came to Sierra valley and located in what is known as Adam's Neck. At that time there were but two settlers on that side of the valley. Mr. Seltier is now the only one of the original settlers who remains in the "Neck." The first cabin erected in the vicinity was by himself and brother, a half-mile from our subject's present home. In 1856 he opened a store at Harrison's diggings, which he kept for about eighteen months, when the camp disappeared, and there was no longer need of his merchandise. Mr. Seltier is a member of the Masonic lodge at Beckwourth, of Lassen Chapter No. 47, and of Lassen Commandery No. 13, at Susanville. A view of his residence may be seen on another page. He is now the possessor of 320 acres of land, and is regarded one of the substantial men of Beckwourth valley. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties San Francisco: Fariss & Smith (1882) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/plumas/bios/seltier313nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb