Register of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The opening of the Willamette Valley to settlement, and the discovery of gold in California in 1849, aroused the adventurous spirit of the descendants of the Pilgrims; and they formed an im portant element in the fi...