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George Burge. Was born in Chilcompton, Somersetshire, near Bristol, England, February 7, 1830. He is the son
of Richard and Ann Purnell Barge. He remained here till 1854, during which time he received his education. The
remainder of his time was spent on a farm. His father having died when he was seven years of age, he was thrown
early upon his own resources for a livelihood, and was thus deprived of many educational. advantages. In September;
1864, he sailed for America, landing at New York City. After a short sojourn in that city he set out on a tour
of inspection, looking for a suitable place to locate. He passed through Cleveland, Toledo (Ohio), and Detroit,
Michigan, and finally located in Brant county, Canada West, at a place called Burford. He was engineer of a saw
mill at that place till the Fall of 1856, when he made up his mind to come to California, and on October 6th of
that year sailed for San Francisco via the Nicaragua route, at which place he arrived November 1, 1856. He proceeded
in a short time to the mines in Tuolumne county, where he remained for about four months, when he returned to San
Francisco, and set out for Oregon. He followed mining at Starve out creek and other localities till July, 1858,
and on the 4th of that month started for the Frazer River country, walking as far as Seattle, Bellingham bay, Washington
Territory, where he learned that the mines were a failure. He then took passage on the old "Columbia"
for Victoria, then for San Francisco, working his way. Arriving here he proceeded to Petaluma, where he was engaged
in working on a ranch till 1860, when he came to Bolinas and stayed a short time; from there to the city and worked
in a hotel until the 2d of February, 1861; came to Bolinas again and engaged in wood chopping. That Fall he purchased
a ranch in what is known as Pine Gulch, and continued on it till 1872, when he disposed of his farm and purchased
the Bolinas hotel property from Mrs. Jesus Gifford. He has since conducted that business, having enlarged the house
and made a tip top caravansary of it. In May, 1867, Mr. Burge returned to his native heath in "Merry England,"
and, winning the heart of a "bonnie lass" named Emma Davis, they were married November 12, 1867. She
was born in Stourton, Somersetshire, England, March 7, 1845. Their children are: - Ada F., born October 26, 1868;
Minnie P., born March 4, 1870; Emma C., born August 19, 1873; George D., born February 29, 1876; James W., born
October 28, 1878.
From:
History of Marin County, California
Alley, Bowen & Co., Publishers
San Francisco, California 1880
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