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HENRY M. PECK
HENRY M. PECK, Esq., was born
in St. Clair County, Illinois, May 7, 1829, the son of Rev. J. M. Peck, a
native of Connecticut, who emigrated to Illinois, in 1817. Paul Peck, an ancestor, emigrated from England
in 1634, and was one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. Our subject went to Jackson County, Iowa, in 1848,
and from there came to California, in 1849, crossing the plains with ox teams
via Council Bluffs, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette’s cut-off, Humboldt and Carson
rivers, over the mountains to Hangtown, arriving October 15, 1849. There
wintered and mined at Mud Springs and went to mining on the middle and north
forks of the American river, and in 1851 went to San Francisco, where he got
employment at his trade, carpentering and building. In 1852 he made a visit to
the East, remained a short time and then returned to California, locating in Santa
Clara County, where he resided for five years. Then, in 1866, he
came to San Joaquin County, and took up land in Tulare
Township. In 1868 he was elected to the office of Justice,
which position he is now occupying in 1890.
He was married to Miss Eunice Melvin, a
native of St. Clair County, Illinois. They have had four children, namely:
Nevada E., James M., Alameda, and William S.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 362-363. Lewis Pub.
Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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