San Benito-Shasta-Trinity County CA Archives Biographies.....Brown, George 1827 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

GEORGE BROWN, ESQ., a pioneer of California and a highly respected citizen of
San Benito, San Benito county, was born in England, July 11, 1827. At the age of
eleven years he left home, and from that time forward took care of himself. In
1846, at the outbreak of the Mexican war he enlisted in the United States Navy
at Boston, being assigned to the ship Cumberland, which ship joined the Gulf
Squadron, commanded by Commodore Connor and afterward by Commodore Perry. He
served all through the Mexican war, was present at the important engagements at
Vera Cruz, Tabasco, Tuspan and Alvarado, and was honorably discharged at the
termination of the war. In 1850 he located at Fall River, Massachusetts, where
he was employed in an iron mill until 1854, when he came to California, making
the journey from the East to San Francisco via the Nicaragua route.

  Upon his arrival in the Golden State Mr. Brown sought the gold mines of Shasta
and Trinity counties, and was engaged in mining until 1865. That year he located
in Watsonville, Santa Cruz county, and turned his attention to farming,
remaining there until 1869. In November of that year he located in the Dry Lake
district, San Benito county, on a fertile farm of 320 acres, his present home.
Besides this property he also owns 940 acres of untilled land. He has been
prominently identified with the best interests of this county ever since he
settled here. He held the office of Justice of the Peace eight years, and for a
number of years was Postmaster of San Benito.

  He was married, in 1853, to Miss Catharine Kennedy, in Fall River,
Massachusetts. She was a native of England, and a woman of rare domestic
qualities. She died, leaving live sons and one daughter, namely: John, Joseph,
George W., P. F., Kate M. and W. K., all of whom now occupy honorable positions
in life.

  Judge Brown, as he is familiarly called, has a wide circle of friends, and is
highly esteemed throughout San Benito county.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.


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