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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 607
of England and the mother was born in France.
Both resided in New England after emigrating
to the United States, and passed their last days
in New Haven, Connecticut.
In 1881 Mrs. Trowbridge caine to California,
and for a time resided in Marysville; thence
she removed to Sierra County, and in 1888 she
came to Butte County and settled in her present home. She was united in marriage to her
deceased husband, E. D. Trowbridge, in California, in 1888. He was a native of Massachnsetts. After one short year of happiness he was
called to his eternal home, leaving his wife and
one daughter, Katie A., to mourn his loss.
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M. ELLIOTT, one of the earlier settlers
a of California, has had a life of exper,
? rience in many different climes, with
none of which that of the “ Golden State” can
be compared; and here he hopes to pass the remainder of his days. He was born in Clark
County, Indiana, May 10, 1829, but was reared
in Jefferson County, Kentucky; thence he went
to Jo Daviess County, Illinois, but after a time
he removed to Louisiana; he resided there for
a period of two years, and then moved to Clark
County, Missouri. In 1853 he left this point
for California, coming overland, and landing in
Butte County. But this wanderer was not yet
ready to settle in any one spot, no matter how
charming it might be; so in September, 1855,
we find him in Missouri again. The memories
of California still remained with him, and in
1865 he re-crossed the plains, and a second
time stopped in Butte County, where he still
makes his home.
Mr. Elliott has retired from active business
life; he owns three acres of ground, and has a
comfortable home where he is surrounded with
many of the luxuries of life; his place is within
a mile and a half of Paradise, and is one of the
most desirable locations in the neighborhood.
It was during his residence in Clark County,
Missouri, that Mr. Elliott was united in marriage, in 1861, to Miss Margaret E. Power, a
native of Indiana. Seven children have been
born to them: William A., Lucy P., Samuel P.,
Lucretia E., Mary M., Sarah J. and Elizabeth L.
mn to ttte Sie ee —
are able to appreciate the good things of
this life only in proportion as we have
had experience with the less desirable ones. In
this case it may be that our esteemed subject
does not realize fully all the blessings to which
he is heir, as he had the good fortune to be born
within the charmed borders of the “Golden
State.” The date was March 31, 1857.
Mr. Boxwell has been engaged in mining and
trapping, and with these two occupations has
traveled over the greater portion of Califurnia;
in fact there is very little of the State with
which he is not familiar. The allurements of
agriculture have also had their influence, and
for some time he has given his attention to
farming. Recently he purchased eighty acres
of fine land which he will set in fruit as soon as
practicable; the ranch lies on the ridge of the
foot-hills in the eastern part of Butte County,
within seven miles of Paradise. Mr. Boxwell
is unmarried.
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HP) am ue BOXWELL.—It is said that we
M. MOORE, a highly respected farmer
J and stock-raiser of Butte County, is a son
? of J. P. and Elizabeth (Rischette) Moore,
natives of the State of Tennessee. They were
among the early emigrants to California, coming in 1853; they started from their home near
Little Rock, Arkansas, and traveled across the
plains, landing in Sutter County, California.
Contrary to the habit of most of the early settlers, Mr. Moore did not engage in mining, but
established a dairy farm, milking at one time
as many as fifty-seven cows. He sold his interest in this business and removed to Butte