San Francisco County
SAMUEL HATFIELD
SAMUEL HATFIELD was born in Nova Scotia, August 21,
1841. Both his father and grandfather were contractors and builders and
were prominent in their line of work. Grandfather Hatfield was a refugee
from New York State. After the war of the Revolution he was reluctant to
live under the new flag and the new order of things. Mr. Hatfield’s
mother’s family name was Hamilton. She is of English descent, is
seventy-six years of age, and now resides with her son in this city and enjoys
good health.
During
boyhood he attended school and spent some time at sea. On reaching manhood he
was connected with the military service in Nova Scotia, was First Lieutenant of
Company No. 1 in the First Regiment of Yarmouth, and served as Captain of the
company one year. His commission, bearing the name of Queen Victoria, is
still in his possession.
Mr.
Hatfield spent six or seven years in Boston previous to his coming to
California in 1875. He had learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, and
after his arrival here engaged in contracting and building, for some years
giving much attention to making his own designs. He subsequently gave up
building and devoted his whole time to architecture. In this line of work
he has had a large experience, has designed some of the finest buildings in the
city, and has gained an enviable and well-deserved reputation in his
profession.
Mr.
Hatfield wedded Miss Nellie Brown, of Edgecomb,
Maine. In 1871 death visited their home and bore the loving wife and
mother away. She left twin sons, now about twenty years old.
He belongs to the I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Honor.
Transcribed by Donna
L. Becker
Source: "The Bay
of San Francisco," Vol. 2, pages 456-457, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2006 Donna L.
Becker.