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California History

 

DOCTOR BERNARD is a native son of California, born at Alameda in
December, 1892. His parents were Joseph and ELIZABETH (BOYD) Bernard.

Mrs. ETHEL (BOYD) NEWALLIS one of San Francisco's most active club and
civic and social workers. She is a native daughter of San Francisco. Her
parents are JAMES T. JR., and EMILY ELIZABETH (LUM) BOYD. Her father's
uncle, JAMES T. BOYD, was the first president of the Pacific Union Club
of San Francisco. Her grandfather, ALEXANDER BOYD, was one of the
pioneer lawyers of San Francisco.

Source:Hunt, Rockwell D., ed. California and Californians, Vol. Three.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1932.

California Pioneers, 1542-1848

CALIFORNIA PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX
BOYD,WILLIAM, 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. B.(Geo.),1848, perhaps at S.F.B.
(R.), 1848,passp. from Honolulu.

Source:Bancroft, Hubert Howe, California Pioneer Register and Index
1542-1848, Including Inhabitants of California, 1769-1800 and List of
Pioneers, extracted from Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California.
San Francisco, CA: History Company, 1884-1890.

Seeking Gold in California, 1849-54

CHAPTER X.
page 220
As soon as practicable after the contract was signed, I made up my party
and left Oregon City, September 23, 1853. My party consisted of A. M.
Addington and Granville Blake, chainmen, and JOHN E. BOYD and Joseph
Hawkins. All were from the western states.

Source:Library of Congress. California As I Saw It, 1849-1900. Vol.
160.Washington:Library of Congress, 1999. Webster, Kimball. The Gold
Seekers of '49. Manchester, NH: Standard Book Co., 1917.

NOTE: Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts in original sources.

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