The following was added on 20 May 2020. It has been edited for grammar, punctuation and spelling. [by Islay]
Henry Adams was born in and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, he was a Washington State pioneer, and a farmer.
Henry Adams was a young man when gold was discovered in California. He indeed arrived in San Francisco in 1849.
In 1849 transportation from the East Coast to the West Coast was limited. The transcontinental railroad had not yet been built, the Panama Canal had not been constructed, so ships had to travel around the southernmost tip of South America to enter the Pacific Ocean. I presume that Henry booked passage on a ship, either a steamer or a sailing ship. It is said that a voyage from the East Coast to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush era took 5 to 7 months. The other option would have been to travel over land, by wagon, horse, foot or oxen; having to endure many hardships, and hazards along the way, most people who went this route joined a wagon train.
Henry didn't stay in California for very long; he arrived in Washington Territory October 5, 1850. He lived in Seattle for a while, and filed a Donation Land Claim on the White River (now known as the Green River) and secured that claim on April 17, 1855. He was given 324.52 acres of land.
Henry built a cabin on his land near the White River. Many pioneers during that time traveled to and from Seattle by canoe or flatboat; it was the easiest form of travel. Henry worked at clearing his land for farming.
During his time there, at what was then known as Adams Claim, there were a hostile band of American Indians that periodically caused trouble for the settlers. Word went up and down the White River in late September and early October that Indian hostilities were imminent. Most of the settlers heeded the warnings, and evacuated to Seattle for safety. Some chose to discard the warnings and stayed. Henry was one of the settlers who took the warnings seriously, and left. He remained in Seattle for the next five to six months.
On October 28, 1855m on a Sunday morning, Chief Nelson of the Skopamish tribe, and Chief Kanasket of the Klickitat tribe, led a war party to massacre the white settlers living along the White River. Only nine settlers were found and killed that Sunday. (Google Search "White River Massacre 1855").
Most of the White River settlers took refuge in Seattle, and were there for the Battle of Seattle that took place on January 26, 1856 (Google Search "Battle of Seattle 1856"). Most of the homes along the White River were burned by the Indians.
After the Indian war was over, and about 6 months after leaving his claim, Henry Adams returned to his home on the White River. There he found his cabin had been burned. He built a new home. He lived there for several years. He sold his entire claim on the White River to Malcolm McDougall in 1887; by then Henry was 61 years old, and still single.
From 1887 to 1980 Adams Claim became known as "Orillia," a name in which Malcolm McDougall called home. Malcolm McDougall became the first postmaster of Orillia in December 1887. In the late 1950s, Adams Claim otherwise known as Orillia, was divided up and annexed among three cities, Kent, Renton and Tukwila.
Henry Adams went back to Seattle to live; he lived there until about 1902. Henry decided that it was time to go back to his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Henry died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on April 24, 1903. He was buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut.
Adams Claim: https://stevenschwarz.wordpress.com/orillia/
∼Son of Nathaniel Adams & Polly Lounsbury
Henry Adams was born in and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, he was a Washington State pioneer, and a farmer.
Henry Adams was a young man when gold was discovered in California. He indeed arrived in San Francisco in 1849.
In 1849 transportation from the East Coast to the West Coast was limited. The transcontinental railroad had not yet been built, the Panama Canal had not been constructed, so ships had to travel around the southernmost tip of South America to enter the Pacific Ocean. I presume that Henry booked passage on a ship, either a steamer or a sailing ship. It is said that a voyage from the East Coast to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush era took 5 to 7 months. The other option would have been to travel over land, by wagon, horse, foot or oxen; having to endure many hardships, and hazards along the way, most people who went this route joined a wagon train.
Henry didn't stay in California for very long; he arrived in Washington Territory October 5, 1850. He lived in Seattle for a while, and filed a Donation Land Claim on the White River (now known as the Green River) and secured that claim on April 17, 1855. He was given 324.52 acres of land.
Henry built a cabin on his land near the White River. Many pioneers during that time traveled to and from Seattle by canoe or flatboat; it was the easiest form of travel. Henry worked at clearing his land for farming.
During his time there, at what was then known as Adams Claim, there were a hostile band of American Indians that periodically caused trouble for the settlers. Word went up and down the White River in late September and early October that Indian hostilities were imminent. Most of the settlers heeded the warnings, and evacuated to Seattle for safety. Some chose to discard the warnings and stayed. Henry was one of the settlers who took the warnings seriously, and left. He remained in Seattle for the next five to six months.
On October 28, 1855m on a Sunday morning, Chief Nelson of the Skopamish tribe, and Chief Kanasket of the Klickitat tribe, led a war party to massacre the white settlers living along the White River. Only nine settlers were found and killed that Sunday. (Google Search "White River Massacre 1855").
Most of the White River settlers took refuge in Seattle, and were there for the Battle of Seattle that took place on January 26, 1856 (Google Search "Battle of Seattle 1856"). Most of the homes along the White River were burned by the Indians.
After the Indian war was over, and about 6 months after leaving his claim, Henry Adams returned to his home on the White River. There he found his cabin had been burned. He built a new home. He lived there for several years. He sold his entire claim on the White River to Malcolm McDougall in 1887; by then Henry was 61 years old, and still single.
From 1887 to 1980 Adams Claim became known as "Orillia," a name in which Malcolm McDougall called home. Malcolm McDougall became the first postmaster of Orillia in December 1887. In the late 1950s, Adams Claim otherwise known as Orillia, was divided up and annexed among three cities, Kent, Renton and Tukwila.
Henry Adams went back to Seattle to live; he lived there until about 1902. Henry decided that it was time to go back to his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Henry died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on April 24, 1903. He was buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut.
Adams Claim: https://stevenschwarz.wordpress.com/orillia/
∼Son of Nathaniel Adams & Polly Lounsbury
The following was added on 20 May 2020. It has been edited for grammar, punctuation and spelling. [by Islay]
Henry Adams was born in and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, he was a Washington State pioneer, and a farmer.
Henry Adams was a young man when gold was discovered in California. He indeed arrived in San Francisco in 1849.
In 1849 transportation from the East Coast to the West Coast was limited. The transcontinental railroad had not yet been built, the Panama Canal had not been constructed, so ships had to travel around the southernmost tip of South America to enter the Pacific Ocean. I presume that Henry booked passage on a ship, either a steamer or a sailing ship. It is said that a voyage from the East Coast to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush era took 5 to 7 months. The other option would have been to travel over land, by wagon, horse, foot or oxen; having to endure many hardships, and hazards along the way, most people who went this route joined a wagon train.
Henry didn't stay in California for very long; he arrived in Washington Territory October 5, 1850. He lived in Seattle for a while, and filed a Donation Land Claim on the White River (now known as the Green River) and secured that claim on April 17, 1855. He was given 324.52 acres of land.
Henry built a cabin on his land near the White River. Many pioneers during that time traveled to and from Seattle by canoe or flatboat; it was the easiest form of travel. Henry worked at clearing his land for farming.
During his time there, at what was then known as Adams Claim, there were a hostile band of American Indians that periodically caused trouble for the settlers. Word went up and down the White River in late September and early October that Indian hostilities were imminent. Most of the settlers heeded the warnings, and evacuated to Seattle for safety. Some chose to discard the warnings and stayed. Henry was one of the settlers who took the warnings seriously, and left. He remained in Seattle for the next five to six months.
On October 28, 1855m on a Sunday morning, Chief Nelson of the Skopamish tribe, and Chief Kanasket of the Klickitat tribe, led a war party to massacre the white settlers living along the White River. Only nine settlers were found and killed that Sunday. (Google Search "White River Massacre 1855").
Most of the White River settlers took refuge in Seattle, and were there for the Battle of Seattle that took place on January 26, 1856 (Google Search "Battle of Seattle 1856"). Most of the homes along the White River were burned by the Indians.
After the Indian war was over, and about 6 months after leaving his claim, Henry Adams returned to his home on the White River. There he found his cabin had been burned. He built a new home. He lived there for several years. He sold his entire claim on the White River to Malcolm McDougall in 1887; by then Henry was 61 years old, and still single.
From 1887 to 1980 Adams Claim became known as "Orillia," a name in which Malcolm McDougall called home. Malcolm McDougall became the first postmaster of Orillia in December 1887. In the late 1950s, Adams Claim otherwise known as Orillia, was divided up and annexed among three cities, Kent, Renton and Tukwila.
Henry Adams went back to Seattle to live; he lived there until about 1902. Henry decided that it was time to go back to his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Henry died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on April 24, 1903. He was buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut.
Adams Claim: https://stevenschwarz.wordpress.com/orillia/
∼Son of Nathaniel Adams & Polly Lounsbury
Henry Adams was born in and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, he was a Washington State pioneer, and a farmer.
Henry Adams was a young man when gold was discovered in California. He indeed arrived in San Francisco in 1849.
In 1849 transportation from the East Coast to the West Coast was limited. The transcontinental railroad had not yet been built, the Panama Canal had not been constructed, so ships had to travel around the southernmost tip of South America to enter the Pacific Ocean. I presume that Henry booked passage on a ship, either a steamer or a sailing ship. It is said that a voyage from the East Coast to the West Coast during the California Gold Rush era took 5 to 7 months. The other option would have been to travel over land, by wagon, horse, foot or oxen; having to endure many hardships, and hazards along the way, most people who went this route joined a wagon train.
Henry didn't stay in California for very long; he arrived in Washington Territory October 5, 1850. He lived in Seattle for a while, and filed a Donation Land Claim on the White River (now known as the Green River) and secured that claim on April 17, 1855. He was given 324.52 acres of land.
Henry built a cabin on his land near the White River. Many pioneers during that time traveled to and from Seattle by canoe or flatboat; it was the easiest form of travel. Henry worked at clearing his land for farming.
During his time there, at what was then known as Adams Claim, there were a hostile band of American Indians that periodically caused trouble for the settlers. Word went up and down the White River in late September and early October that Indian hostilities were imminent. Most of the settlers heeded the warnings, and evacuated to Seattle for safety. Some chose to discard the warnings and stayed. Henry was one of the settlers who took the warnings seriously, and left. He remained in Seattle for the next five to six months.
On October 28, 1855m on a Sunday morning, Chief Nelson of the Skopamish tribe, and Chief Kanasket of the Klickitat tribe, led a war party to massacre the white settlers living along the White River. Only nine settlers were found and killed that Sunday. (Google Search "White River Massacre 1855").
Most of the White River settlers took refuge in Seattle, and were there for the Battle of Seattle that took place on January 26, 1856 (Google Search "Battle of Seattle 1856"). Most of the homes along the White River were burned by the Indians.
After the Indian war was over, and about 6 months after leaving his claim, Henry Adams returned to his home on the White River. There he found his cabin had been burned. He built a new home. He lived there for several years. He sold his entire claim on the White River to Malcolm McDougall in 1887; by then Henry was 61 years old, and still single.
From 1887 to 1980 Adams Claim became known as "Orillia," a name in which Malcolm McDougall called home. Malcolm McDougall became the first postmaster of Orillia in December 1887. In the late 1950s, Adams Claim otherwise known as Orillia, was divided up and annexed among three cities, Kent, Renton and Tukwila.
Henry Adams went back to Seattle to live; he lived there until about 1902. Henry decided that it was time to go back to his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Henry died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on April 24, 1903. He was buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut.
Adams Claim: https://stevenschwarz.wordpress.com/orillia/
∼Son of Nathaniel Adams & Polly Lounsbury
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