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Christine Freeman Directory - Volume 1 (A-I) (332 pages)
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Boswell & Atchison DTL'57 DEM November 18, 1857: Capital invested in
mining claims, Gold Hill, Nevada Township.
Boswell & Hanson grocer 1 Main St. B&D p54.
DEM August 20, 1856 plc4: Loss in July 19, 1856 fire, groceries
and provisions.
DEEDS Book 4 p368 Boswell & Hanson to John Williams recorded
April 21, 1859 for $50.00: O. P. Blackman lot, sold by him to Boswell
and Hanson; lying between Main and Broad Street bridges; bounded on
the north by McAllister & Kent and on the south by Deer Creek; said
lot is 22' wide and 22' long.
Boswell, John —DEM May 18, 1858: Probate & Administrator's Notice.
Boswell, Martha DEEDS Book 3 p512 Martha Boswell to Josiah Rogers recorded
September 6, 1858.
Boswell, S. D. — NI February 5, 1875: S. D. Boswell, former resident of
Nevada City living in San Francisco.
Boswell, William DTL'57 DEM November 18, 1857: residence with
appurtenances, at Gold Hill, Nevada Township.
DEEDS Book 3 p421 Wm Boswell to Davis Lachman recorded July 28,
1858.
Bosworth, Enma (Lansing) wife of S. D. Bosworth; had eight children.
Bosworth, S. D. DEEDS Book 1 pl78, E. Van Santouvrd (?) to S. D. Bosworth,
recorded September 22, 1856.
DEEDS Book 5 p67 S. D. Bosworth to Charles T. Jenkins recorded
August 16, 1859.
DEEDS Book 5 p74 Isaac S. Arling to S. D. Bosworth, recorded
April 3, 1869.
DEEDS Book 6 p87 S. D. Bosworth to Charles T. Jenkins recorded
April 6, 1860. :
Listed as miner, residence corner Walsh and Mill Streets GV in
1861 DIR. (Now known as the Lola Montez Cottage)
Reference (1) p345: Native of Southampton, Massachusetts, born
February 9, 1824. His grandfather Zadok Bosworth, was a Revolutionary
hero, taking part in the battle of White Plains under Washington. His
father, also named Zadok took part in the war of 1812. Attended
Union College where he graduated July 27, 1851; one of his college
mates was Chester A. Arthur, who became President of the United States
they were fellow members of the celebrated Greek letter society, the
Psi Upsilon. Arrived in GV in 1852. He was the pioneer of the Alta
Hill diggings, putting the first Cornish pump into operation on his
works. Became deputy postmaster of Grass Valley under J. J. Sykes and
the Postmaster in 1884 for four years. He was appointed again in 1890.
Married Miss Emma Lansing of Schenectady, New York; they had eight
children, all born in GV. Member of the Masonic order; hame was on
Mill Street in GV.
Undated clipping in a scrapebook LIB titled: S. D. Bosworth.
Brief life Sketch of a Grass Valley Pioneer. As briefly announced in
yesterday's TIDINGS, S. D. Bosworth died during the afternoon. He had
been seriously ill for several weeks, having been a victim of heart
disease, which assumed a fatal form shortly before his demise.
In the death of Mr. Bosworth, Grass Valley loses a respected
citizen who had been identified with her interests for many years.
Deceased was a native of Massachusetts and came to California
with the Argonauts of '49. He arrived in Grass Valley in 1852 and
engaged in gravel mining with George D. Roberts and others. He was
part owner in the gravel claim on Alta Hill and was later associated
with A. B. Brady in quartz mining ventures. He was also for several
terms postmaster of Grass Valley and previously was deputy under the
Hon. John Sykes. He filled every position of trust to which he was
assigned with credit and honor ot himself and to the satisfaction of
the community in which he lived, being a high-minded and cultured
gentleman.
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