EIGHTH GENERATION
-1220- WILLIAM H.?, b. 25 Jan. 1835; d. in Sacramento City., Ca. 24 Sept. 1906, ae 71, as a result of a fall from a windmill on property he owned across the river from Sacramento. He was a Captain in a California Regiment In the Civil War; m. in Sacramento 24 Jan. 1867 Mary D. Reid, b. in New York 28 Mar. 1846; d. in Sacramento 18 Apr. 1914, ae 68. He was a conductor on the So. Pacific RR for abt 40 years, after retirement they lived in Oakland, Ca.
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1. Lillian (2076) b. 1868 2. Ralph (2077) b. 1869
NOTE: Lucy, Sarah, Harriet and Caroline went to California with their parents In 1859 to join five brothers who had gone there 1851-52. Their careers are listed below.
-1221- LUCY A., b. 13 July; d. 3 Jan. 1892, ae 55; m. at Diamond Springs, Ca. In July 1879 Sherburne Thorne, b. In Allentown, NH 18 Apr. 1830, who had come to California In 1856. He did some mining, then farmed 160 acres; d. 10 Mar. 1908, ae 77. They lived In Liberty Twp., San Joaquin City., near Lodi.
1. Lois Amanda, b. 1860.
2. Albert, b. ca 1862; d. at age 19.
3. Sarah A., b. 27 March 1864; d. 19 Apr. 1893; m. H. Bancroft.
4. Edna M., 'died young'.
5. Ruby E., b. 20 May 1873; d. 28 June 1899.
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