Title:

Autobiography and Reminiscence of Francis E. Weston, (Deceased), 1901.

[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]

Creator/Contributor:

Weston, Francis E, 1825-1900, creator

Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 179-182, Vol. 2. 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, but there is no longer a photograph of this member in our collection. This reminiscence provides an account of Francis E. Weston's numerous business endeavors in California's early days. It briefly describes his overland journey to California from St. Louis.

Date:

1901 (issued)

Subject:

Weston, Francis E -- 1825-1900

Pioneers -- California -- Biography

Overland journeys to the Pacific

Gold mines and mining -- California, Northern.

California -- History -- 19th centur.

California, Northern.

Oakland (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century.

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Autobiography & Reminiscence of Francis E. Weston, (Deceased), 1901. The Society of California Pioneers

Francis E. Weston was born in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, March 27, 1825. In 1840, Weston moved to Illinois to live with an uncle, and in 1846 relocated to St. Louis where he was employed in the mercantile business. He left St. Louis for California in 1849, arriving August 20th. He and his party stopped in El Dorado County, Matheny's Creek, where they mined for a short time and then opened a store. Weston and two partners later opened a store in Sacramento known as "Jarrott Coons & Co.". In 1850, Weston built a 10 stamp Quartz Mill at Matheny's Creek, which he sold after a short time and moved to San Francisco and bought interest in the "Branch Hotel". In the spring of 1853 he joined a company and chartered a Schooner and went up the coast and founded the town of "Crescent City". He helped build the first house there and two Saw Mills and a Flour Mill. In 1856 the County of Del Norte was created and in May 1857 Weston was elected County Judge. In 1858 he resigned and returned to St. Louis, only to come back to San Francisco in 1859 to begin business shipping wool and hides to New York. He later purchased a tract of land in East Oakland and engaged in the Flour Mill business, the "Clinton Mills". He was the first President of the Oakland Street Railway Company and was President of the Alameda Macadamizing Company. The Flour Mills in Oakland burned down in 1878. In 1881 Weston removed to San Francisco and went into the Real Estate business. In the latter part of his life Weston invested in mining in Mexico, in the state of Sinaloa

Type:

Autobiographies.

[4] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.

English

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Origin:

California

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.

Collection:

The Society of California Pioneers collection of autobiographies and reminiscences of early pioneers