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PETER CHRISTENSEN
PETER CHRISTENSEN was born in
Denmark, February 24, 1820. His parents having been dead for a number of years,
and having no other relatives, he sailed for America in 1851, from Hamburg
direct to California; he landed in San Francisco on the 18th of
January, 1852, after a sea voyage of six months. He went to the mines between
Sonora and Columbia, remained a year, then came down to Stockton, and shortly
after hired out to Gib Reynolds, in whose employ he remained four years,
attending to stage horses. He was then, engaged by E. Comstock and worked on
his ranch for three years. At the end of this time he purchased 160 acres of
land, and began farming for himself. Since that time he has made other
purchases of land, having at present 400 acres, all in a body, situated in
O’Neil Township, on the Calaveras road. Mr. Christensen devotes his ranch to
the raising of grain.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 260. Lewis Pub. Co.
Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2008 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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