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'''Thomas Doak''' was one of the first non-Spanish-speaking residents of California. He was a hunter-trapper (British? American?) who came to San Francisco by sea in 1816 and moved south to Branciforte, then up into the Summit Road area in 1850. | '''Thomas Doak''' was one of the first non-Spanish-speaking residents of California. He was a hunter-trapper (British? American?) who came to San Francisco by sea in 1816 and moved south to Branciforte, then up into the Summit Road area in 1850. | ||
* [[History of Soquel Augmentation (3 books, 1st in 2021)|''The Tragedy of Martina Castro'']], p.113. A short item claims that a Summit resident named Daniel Post was actually "Thomas Doakes" [''sic''], then gives the info copied above. The source given for this info is: | * [[History of Soquel Augmentation (3 books, 1st in 2021)|''The Tragedy of Martina Castro'']], p.113. A short item claims that a Summit resident named Daniel Post was actually "Thomas Doakes" [''sic''], then gives the info copied above. The source given for this info is: | ||
− | * [[Payne, Michael|Michael Payne]], ''A Howling Wilderness'', 1978. | + | * [[Payne, Michael|Michael Payne]], ''A Howling Wilderness'', 1978. The date of Doak's California arrival is from: |
+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Howe_Bancroft Hubert H. Bancroft], [[History of California, Bancroft|''History of California'']]. Santa Cruz County arrivals within Bancroft's California list were extracted and published in: | ||
+ | * [[Rowland, Leon|Leon Rowland]], ''Santa Cruz: The Early Years'' (1980), p.55 and 107. | ||
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+ | [[Category:Persons in Rowland]] |
Latest revision as of 19:15, 14 December 2024
Thomas Doak was one of the first non-Spanish-speaking residents of California. He was a hunter-trapper (British? American?) who came to San Francisco by sea in 1816 and moved south to Branciforte, then up into the Summit Road area in 1850.
- The Tragedy of Martina Castro, p.113. A short item claims that a Summit resident named Daniel Post was actually "Thomas Doakes" [sic], then gives the info copied above. The source given for this info is:
- Michael Payne, A Howling Wilderness, 1978. The date of Doak's California arrival is from:
- Hubert H. Bancroft, History of California. Santa Cruz County arrivals within Bancroft's California list were extracted and published in:
- Leon Rowland, Santa Cruz: The Early Years (1980), p.55 and 107.