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From: "Patricia Hall" <>
Subject: [RHEA-L] California Pioneer Register and Index 1542-1848
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:07:01 -0500


CALIFORNIA PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX 1542 - 1848
page 301
Rhea (John), 1831, Amer. trapper from N. Mex. in the Wolfskill party, who
settled at Los Ang., where he kept a saloon, with a billiard-table, from
[p.301]'34 to '36, but is thought to have gone east about '37. iii. 387,
405. Rhett, 1845, perhaps one of Frmont's party. iv. 583. Rheusaw (Hiram),
1845, overl. immig. of the Swasey-Todd party. v. 576, 587. He is ment. at
Sutter's fort early in '46; and went south with Frmont in Aug., remaining
there with Gillespie, and ranking as lieut in the Cal. Bat. during the final
campaign. v. 360, 386, 435; Cal. claim of $15 (v. 462). I have no record of
him after his discharge from the service in April '47. Rhinehart (Joseph),
1846, German memb. of the Donner party, who perished in the snow. He had no
family. v. 531, 533.

Description: This compilation was extracted from the monumental seven-volume
History of California by Hubert Bancroft. The information extracted was done
with the genealogist in mind and includes lists of inhabitants, lists of
pioneers, and a pioneer register. The first section is a list of all male
inhabitants from 1769 through 1800 and the number following the name refers
to the following dates (1) 1769-1773, (2) 1774-1780, (3) 1781-1790, and (4)
1791-1800. The second section is a list of pioneers with the date they
arrived in the territory following the name. In the last section,
biographies are given of selected settlers to the area. With such a wealth
of information, this database is a must see for researching a California
ancestor.
Bibliography: Bancroft, Hubert Howe, California Pioneer Register and Index
1542-1848, Including Inhabitants of California, 1769-1800 and List of
Pioneers, extracted from Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California. San
Francisco, CA: History Company, 1884-1890.

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