Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of John Pearson Bering, San Francisco, 1904.
[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Bering, John Pearson, 1828-1913, creator
Abstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 130-134, Vol. 7. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume,
of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. This
reminiscence includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes. It appears that the photographs
in this set were dispersed throughout the regular photography collection, but the photographs referenced in the related materials
may or may not be these same photographs. This reminiscence provides family history of the author as well as details regarding
his journey to California and his life after arrival. The author's employment history and places of residence are also provided.
Date:
1904 (issued)
Subject:
Bering, John Pearson --
1828-1913
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
Gold mines and mining --
California --
Tuolumne County.
California --
Gold discoveries
Modesto (Calif.) --
History
Mountain View (Calif.) --
History
Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader
Autobiography & Reminiscence of John Pearson Bering, San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers
John Bering was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1828. His spent a good portion of his youth traveling with
his father who was a ship captain to ports across Europe and South America. In 1844, Mr. Bering went to Buenos Aires and
stayed there until 1848 working for the U.S. Consul and later, shipping and commission merchants. Upon return to Philadelphia
from Buenos Aires he heard news of the gold discovery in California and resolved to go to California. He joined the company,
"Gordon's California Association" and sailed from New York on February 9, 1849. After a stop in Rio de Janeiro, he arrived
in San Francisco on September 12, 1849, and started for the southern mines via Stockton. In the fall of 1850 Mr. Bering located
at a ranch in Modesto and planted a peach orchard. A flood in 1851 destroyed this orchard, which was the first peach orchard
in the state
Type:
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
[5] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Autobiography and Reminiscence of John Pearson Bering, San Francisco, 1904.