Title:
Macy Family History, 1867-1984
Macy
Abstract:
Documents and photos relating to the Macy Family, much of which is family history originating from the 1950 centennial of
their arrival in California.
Date:
1867 (issued)
Contents:
Folder 1: Correspondence; Folder 2: Family history materials; Folder 3: Photos; Folder 4: Documents; Folder 5: Miscellaneous.
Subject:
n-us-ca
Macy, Obed
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Anecdotes
Family reunions -- United States
Note:
Obed Macy was born to a prominent Nantucket family in Guilford, North Carolina, on December 14, 1801. He graduated as a Doctor
of Medicine from the State Medical College of North Carolina, and moved to Indiana. There he met Lucinda Polk, whom he married
on October 17, 1824. On March 1, 1850, Macy, his wife, his children, and his sister's family left in a wagon train for California,
and ultimately traveled through Salt Lake City and the southern route. The party reached the San Bernardino Valley in December.
In 1852 the Macy family moved to Los Angeles, where Obed operated the Bella Union Hotel and in 1856 opened Los Angeles' first
public bathhouse. Obed Macy died in that city on July 9, 1857. The Macy family remained in California-100 years later its
descendants lived both in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
Macy.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Type:
biography
Physical Description:
print
1 manuscript box; 15 1/2 x 12 x 3 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.