Sonoma-Calaveras-Amador County CA Archives Biographies.....Denman, Ezekiel 1827 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Denman, Ezekiel. Was born in Sullivan county, New York, December 2, 1827, where
he received his education and resided until the Summer of 1851. In September of
that year he sailed in the steamer "Georgia," to Panama, and thence in the
"Oregon," to San Francisco, where he arrived in the month of October, and at
once proceeded to the mines at Buckeye gulch, near Mokelumne Hill, and there
remained until February, 1852. After going to Iowa valley, Amador county, in
April, he returned to San Francisco, and engaged in the milk business, which he
followed until June, 1852, at which time he came to Petaluma, and obtained
employment with Kent, Smith & Coe. With this firm he remained until September,
when he purchased a half-section of land in Two Rock valley, and there
constructed a house with lumber from the redwoods, cut by himself. Remained on
his ranch, farming and stock-raising, until 1869, when, in November of that
year, he moved to Petaluma, where he has since resided. Mr. Denman is
Vice-President of the Bank of Sonoma, in which he is a considerable shareholder;
he is also one of the largest farmers in the county. In June, 1855, he visited
his Eastern home, and there married, October 3, 1855, Nancy L. Hardenburg, of
Sullivan county, New York, who died January 9, 1870, by whom he has Frank H.,
Nellie L., Ida B., Carrie E., John R., and Kate C. Married secondly Miss
Isabella St. John, on October, 15, 1877, but has no issue.

Additional Comments:
Petaluma Township

Extracted from:

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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