Scope and Contents
Biographical / Historical
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Existence and Location of Originals
Preferred Citation
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Title: Corbusier Family Papers
source:
Corbusier, William Morrison, Jr.
Identifier/Call Number: C057886
Physical Description:
1 folder
1 Folder (2 typed manuscripts, 1 handwritten letter)
Date (inclusive): 1928
Abstract: This folder contains the family history of William Morrison Corbusier and his descendants. The first manuscript is a typed,
string-bound, and titled biographical account of "William Morrison Corbusier Sr., a California Forty-Niner, and his descendants".
Scope and Contents
This folder contains the family history of William Morrison Corbusier and his descendants. The first manuscript is a typed,
string-bound, and titled biographical account of "William Morrison Corbusier Sr., a California Forty-Niner, and his descendants".
William M. Corbusier Sr. was born in New York City on September 17th, 1819. He was the son of James Henry Corbusier, who was
born in Bermuda on May 6th, 1795 and came to America in 1805. William M. Corbusier sailed form New York City "on the Bark
Mara", which landed in Vera Cruz, Mexico on Feb. 24th, and "many of the party proceeded overland to San Blas" Mexico and on
April 15th took the "Brig Cayuga" to "San Francisco, arriving May 13th, 1849." William Sr,. had a son named William Morrison
Corbusier Jr. who was born in New York City April 10th, 1844. He would leave New York City with his father on " the steamer
Prometheus" bound for San Francisco, via Nicaragua, eventually arriving July 31st, 1854. William Jr. was a Colonel and a Surgeon
in the United States Army and served three year during the American Civil War.
Biographical / Historical
William M. Corbusier Sr. was born in New York City on September 17th, 1819. He was the son of James Henry Corbusier, who was
born in Bermuda on May 6th, 1795 and came to America in 1805. William M. Corbusier sailed form New York City "on the Bark
Mara", which landed in Vera Cruz, Mexico on Feb. 24th, and "many of the party proceeded overland to San Blas" Mexico and on
April 15th took the "Brig Cayuga" to "San Francisco, arriving May 13th, 1849." William Sr,. had a son named William Morrison
Corbusier Jr. who was born in New York City April 10th, 1844. He would leave New York City with his father on " the steamer
Prometheus" bound for San Francisco, via Nicaragua, eventually arriving July 31st, 1854. William Jr. was a Colonel and a Surgeon
in the United States Army and served three year during the American Civil War.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
William H. Corbusier
Colonel, U.S. Army Retired
Date of Aquisition not known
Existence and Location of Originals
The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St. Suite 150, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94129
Preferred Citation
The Corbusier Family Papers. The Soiciety of California Pioneers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Frontier and pioneer life – California
Society of California Pioneers
United States. Army.
Corbusier, William Morrison, Sr.
Corbusier, William Morrison, Jr.
Corbusier, James Henry, 1795-?