Sonoma-Marin-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Brackett, Joshua S. 1821 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Brackett, Joshua S. This pioneer settler of Sonoma and Marin counties, and who
is represented by his portrait in this work, was born in New Market, Rockingham
county, New Hampshire, on February 18, 1820. Here he resided till thirteen years
old, when he moved to Methuen, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, where he abode
thirteen months; thence to Akron, Summit county, Ohio, residing in that locality
until 1840; then returned to Massachusetts, taking up his residence in Lowell.
Here he lived one year, then went to Manchester, New Hampshire, and engaged in
the sash, door and blind business, but only remained there till 1844, when he
settled in Boston, Massachusetts. On the 27th of January, 1849, he sailed from
Boston on the ship "Vasalia" for California, arriving in San Francisco on July
27th of that year. In this city he worked at the carpenter's and joiner's trade
till September 15th following, when he went to Mokelumne Hill, Sacramento
county, where he remained six weeks, when he returned to San Francisco,
remaining till November 16, 1849, when he came to Sonoma, this county, where he
remained till December, 1853, then left San Francisco on the steamer "Winfield
Scott" for the East. This steamer was wrecked on Anacopa Island, and Mr.
Brackett returned to San Francisco, and again in January, 1854, took passage on
the steamer "Oregon," arriving safely in New York harbor. After visiting in
different places in the East, he returned to Sonoma, arriving in May, 1854, but
only resided there till the 22d of December following, when he permanently
located in Marin county, California, on the Soljoula Ranch, twelve miles west of
Petaluma, where for many years he was engaged in raising stock. In 1862 he came
to Petaluma, where he married Fannie Batchelor, on November 25,1863, She was
born on May 31,1827, and died on June 24, 1872. In 1869 they moved to their
ranch in Marin county, and again in 1874 Mr. Brackett returned to this city and
still resides in this place. Frank O., Joshua B., and Fanny E., are the names of
his children.


Additional Comments:
Petaluma Township

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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