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Francis Martin Kittredge (1810-1879), a native of Massachusetts, came to California in 1849, and to Santa Cruz in the 1850s. Already married, his wife Almira Mead Kittredge (1817-1885) either came with him or joined him soon after. Almira's sister married William Blackburn.
Although he was trained as a doctor, Kittredge never practiced medicine here. According to Chase, in 1853 Kittredge was employed as wharf manager for Davis & Jordan. in that year, Kittredge was elected to the state Assembly, serving a single one-year term. In 1869, John Morrow designed and built a house for the couple on Beach Hill. That house evolved into today's Sunshine Villa.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter One, entry (15), pages 8-11.
- Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 2 reprinted a report Kittredge wrote while serving as Inspector for the Port of Santa Cruz in January, 1857 (see below).
