JACOB PRIMER LEESE.
Death of One of the Oldest Pioneers of California.
Jacob Primer Leese died in this city yesterday afternoon at the age of 82 years. Of late years Mr. Leese was comparatively unknown, but at one time he was one of the most prominent men in California. For many years before she became a part of the Union Mr. Leese was known in every part of the Territory and was familiarly known to the then residents as Don Luis. He came to California on the 24th of December, 1833, Los Angeles being his first halting place. Mr. Leese was born on the 19th of August, 1809, at St. Clairsville, Ohio. When about 20 years of age he started with a party for Texas and then to New Mexico, and after remaining there for some time came in the saddle to California. In May 1835 he left Los Angeles on the Mexican brig Arachucha, and after a passage of six days the vessel anchored in the cove of Yerba Buena, now San Francisco. He met at Yerba Buena Captain Richardson, a pioneer of 1822. He engaged in business, and being well-received by the officers of the Mexican Government, located at Yerba Buena. He was given a choice of land anywhere 200 varas from the beach line. He selected a site which now forms the southwest corner of Dupont and Clay Streets, and on this site he built the first frame building erected on this peninsula. It was a clinker-built storehouse, 60x20, and it was finished on the morning of the 4th of July, 1836. The day was one of merry-making, being a combined celebration of the anniversary of American independence and a house-warming. All the prominent Mexicans near and far away, that is as far as Monterey and Sonoma, were invited, and about sixty responded. The festival commenced at noon with a salute to the American flag and the fourth of July celebration ended on the night of the 5th. Mr. Leese, on the 1st of April, 1837, asked a sister of the late General Vallejo to become his wife. On the 7th of the same month they were married, and on the 15th of April of the following year he became the father of a daughter, who was christened Rosalie. She was the first child born in Yerba Buena. Mr. Leese was a member of the Society of California Pioneers, and his funeral will take place to-day from its hall.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Tuesday, February 2, 1892; 7:4)
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A PIONEER'S BURIAL.
Obsequies of Jacob P. Leese, the Argonaut.
The chapel of Pioneer Hall was well filled yesterday afternoon with mourning friends and relatives of the late Jacob P. Leese, a well-known argonaut. Rev. John Gray, rector of the Church of the Advent, read the Episcopal ritual for the burial of the dead, followed by an address of consolation to the relatives of the deceased pioneer, three of the sons and two daughters being represented at the funeral. Mr. Gray reviewed the life of the dead pioneer, which he said had been interwoven with the growth and development of San Francisco. He paid an eloquent tribute to to the character and career of Mr. Leese, and continuing, said:
"He was in all things a strong man, towering above his fellows mentally, morally and physically. As a reward for his courage, a modern city of 300,000 people marks tkhe spot where, fifty-six years ago, he bravely planted a humble home for his family. He died as he lived, strong in the faith and fearless of the result. He met his end with calm resolution of a man who knows that he has beenjust in all his deeds."
The pall-bearers were: Fred Russ, Henry 0. Waite, Robert Bright, Jacob Snyder, Isaac R. White and John Vroman. The customary delegation of forty-nine members of the Order of California Pioneers was marshaled by E. B. Vreeland. A large number followed the remains to the place of interment, the pioneer plat of the Masonic Cemetery, where Marshal E. B. Vreeland read the burial service prescribed for the Pioneer Society.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Thursday, February 4, 1892; 3:4)
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Other Children:
* Jacobo Ricardo (April 3, 1839; SC Baptisms 04170, ECPP)
* Adelaída del Refugio (February 4, 1847; SFS Baptisms 01651, ECPP) She married Abrimael Abrego y Estrada
* Rosana (1849-??)
* María Jovita Rosalia (1853-??)
* María Cecilia de Jesús (1854-?? Delia?)
Delia Estella (June 1, 1854 - February 8, 1946)
Death of One of the Oldest Pioneers of California.
Jacob Primer Leese died in this city yesterday afternoon at the age of 82 years. Of late years Mr. Leese was comparatively unknown, but at one time he was one of the most prominent men in California. For many years before she became a part of the Union Mr. Leese was known in every part of the Territory and was familiarly known to the then residents as Don Luis. He came to California on the 24th of December, 1833, Los Angeles being his first halting place. Mr. Leese was born on the 19th of August, 1809, at St. Clairsville, Ohio. When about 20 years of age he started with a party for Texas and then to New Mexico, and after remaining there for some time came in the saddle to California. In May 1835 he left Los Angeles on the Mexican brig Arachucha, and after a passage of six days the vessel anchored in the cove of Yerba Buena, now San Francisco. He met at Yerba Buena Captain Richardson, a pioneer of 1822. He engaged in business, and being well-received by the officers of the Mexican Government, located at Yerba Buena. He was given a choice of land anywhere 200 varas from the beach line. He selected a site which now forms the southwest corner of Dupont and Clay Streets, and on this site he built the first frame building erected on this peninsula. It was a clinker-built storehouse, 60x20, and it was finished on the morning of the 4th of July, 1836. The day was one of merry-making, being a combined celebration of the anniversary of American independence and a house-warming. All the prominent Mexicans near and far away, that is as far as Monterey and Sonoma, were invited, and about sixty responded. The festival commenced at noon with a salute to the American flag and the fourth of July celebration ended on the night of the 5th. Mr. Leese, on the 1st of April, 1837, asked a sister of the late General Vallejo to become his wife. On the 7th of the same month they were married, and on the 15th of April of the following year he became the father of a daughter, who was christened Rosalie. She was the first child born in Yerba Buena. Mr. Leese was a member of the Society of California Pioneers, and his funeral will take place to-day from its hall.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Tuesday, February 2, 1892; 7:4)
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A PIONEER'S BURIAL.
Obsequies of Jacob P. Leese, the Argonaut.
The chapel of Pioneer Hall was well filled yesterday afternoon with mourning friends and relatives of the late Jacob P. Leese, a well-known argonaut. Rev. John Gray, rector of the Church of the Advent, read the Episcopal ritual for the burial of the dead, followed by an address of consolation to the relatives of the deceased pioneer, three of the sons and two daughters being represented at the funeral. Mr. Gray reviewed the life of the dead pioneer, which he said had been interwoven with the growth and development of San Francisco. He paid an eloquent tribute to to the character and career of Mr. Leese, and continuing, said:
"He was in all things a strong man, towering above his fellows mentally, morally and physically. As a reward for his courage, a modern city of 300,000 people marks tkhe spot where, fifty-six years ago, he bravely planted a humble home for his family. He died as he lived, strong in the faith and fearless of the result. He met his end with calm resolution of a man who knows that he has beenjust in all his deeds."
The pall-bearers were: Fred Russ, Henry 0. Waite, Robert Bright, Jacob Snyder, Isaac R. White and John Vroman. The customary delegation of forty-nine members of the Order of California Pioneers was marshaled by E. B. Vreeland. A large number followed the remains to the place of interment, the pioneer plat of the Masonic Cemetery, where Marshal E. B. Vreeland read the burial service prescribed for the Pioneer Society.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Thursday, February 4, 1892; 3:4)
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Other Children:
* Jacobo Ricardo (April 3, 1839; SC Baptisms 04170, ECPP)
* Adelaída del Refugio (February 4, 1847; SFS Baptisms 01651, ECPP) She married Abrimael Abrego y Estrada
* Rosana (1849-??)
* María Jovita Rosalia (1853-??)
* María Cecilia de Jesús (1854-?? Delia?)
Delia Estella (June 1, 1854 - February 8, 1946)
JACOB PRIMER LEESE.
Death of One of the Oldest Pioneers of California.
Jacob Primer Leese died in this city yesterday afternoon at the age of 82 years. Of late years Mr. Leese was comparatively unknown, but at one time he was one of the most prominent men in California. For many years before she became a part of the Union Mr. Leese was known in every part of the Territory and was familiarly known to the then residents as Don Luis. He came to California on the 24th of December, 1833, Los Angeles being his first halting place. Mr. Leese was born on the 19th of August, 1809, at St. Clairsville, Ohio. When about 20 years of age he started with a party for Texas and then to New Mexico, and after remaining there for some time came in the saddle to California. In May 1835 he left Los Angeles on the Mexican brig Arachucha, and after a passage of six days the vessel anchored in the cove of Yerba Buena, now San Francisco. He met at Yerba Buena Captain Richardson, a pioneer of 1822. He engaged in business, and being well-received by the officers of the Mexican Government, located at Yerba Buena. He was given a choice of land anywhere 200 varas from the beach line. He selected a site which now forms the southwest corner of Dupont and Clay Streets, and on this site he built the first frame building erected on this peninsula. It was a clinker-built storehouse, 60x20, and it was finished on the morning of the 4th of July, 1836. The day was one of merry-making, being a combined celebration of the anniversary of American independence and a house-warming. All the prominent Mexicans near and far away, that is as far as Monterey and Sonoma, were invited, and about sixty responded. The festival commenced at noon with a salute to the American flag and the fourth of July celebration ended on the night of the 5th. Mr. Leese, on the 1st of April, 1837, asked a sister of the late General Vallejo to become his wife. On the 7th of the same month they were married, and on the 15th of April of the following year he became the father of a daughter, who was christened Rosalie. She was the first child born in Yerba Buena. Mr. Leese was a member of the Society of California Pioneers, and his funeral will take place to-day from its hall.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Tuesday, February 2, 1892; 7:4)
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A PIONEER'S BURIAL.
Obsequies of Jacob P. Leese, the Argonaut.
The chapel of Pioneer Hall was well filled yesterday afternoon with mourning friends and relatives of the late Jacob P. Leese, a well-known argonaut. Rev. John Gray, rector of the Church of the Advent, read the Episcopal ritual for the burial of the dead, followed by an address of consolation to the relatives of the deceased pioneer, three of the sons and two daughters being represented at the funeral. Mr. Gray reviewed the life of the dead pioneer, which he said had been interwoven with the growth and development of San Francisco. He paid an eloquent tribute to to the character and career of Mr. Leese, and continuing, said:
"He was in all things a strong man, towering above his fellows mentally, morally and physically. As a reward for his courage, a modern city of 300,000 people marks tkhe spot where, fifty-six years ago, he bravely planted a humble home for his family. He died as he lived, strong in the faith and fearless of the result. He met his end with calm resolution of a man who knows that he has beenjust in all his deeds."
The pall-bearers were: Fred Russ, Henry 0. Waite, Robert Bright, Jacob Snyder, Isaac R. White and John Vroman. The customary delegation of forty-nine members of the Order of California Pioneers was marshaled by E. B. Vreeland. A large number followed the remains to the place of interment, the pioneer plat of the Masonic Cemetery, where Marshal E. B. Vreeland read the burial service prescribed for the Pioneer Society.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Thursday, February 4, 1892; 3:4)
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Other Children:
* Jacobo Ricardo (April 3, 1839; SC Baptisms 04170, ECPP)
* Adelaída del Refugio (February 4, 1847; SFS Baptisms 01651, ECPP) She married Abrimael Abrego y Estrada
* Rosana (1849-??)
* María Jovita Rosalia (1853-??)
* María Cecilia de Jesús (1854-?? Delia?)
Delia Estella (June 1, 1854 - February 8, 1946)
Death of One of the Oldest Pioneers of California.
Jacob Primer Leese died in this city yesterday afternoon at the age of 82 years. Of late years Mr. Leese was comparatively unknown, but at one time he was one of the most prominent men in California. For many years before she became a part of the Union Mr. Leese was known in every part of the Territory and was familiarly known to the then residents as Don Luis. He came to California on the 24th of December, 1833, Los Angeles being his first halting place. Mr. Leese was born on the 19th of August, 1809, at St. Clairsville, Ohio. When about 20 years of age he started with a party for Texas and then to New Mexico, and after remaining there for some time came in the saddle to California. In May 1835 he left Los Angeles on the Mexican brig Arachucha, and after a passage of six days the vessel anchored in the cove of Yerba Buena, now San Francisco. He met at Yerba Buena Captain Richardson, a pioneer of 1822. He engaged in business, and being well-received by the officers of the Mexican Government, located at Yerba Buena. He was given a choice of land anywhere 200 varas from the beach line. He selected a site which now forms the southwest corner of Dupont and Clay Streets, and on this site he built the first frame building erected on this peninsula. It was a clinker-built storehouse, 60x20, and it was finished on the morning of the 4th of July, 1836. The day was one of merry-making, being a combined celebration of the anniversary of American independence and a house-warming. All the prominent Mexicans near and far away, that is as far as Monterey and Sonoma, were invited, and about sixty responded. The festival commenced at noon with a salute to the American flag and the fourth of July celebration ended on the night of the 5th. Mr. Leese, on the 1st of April, 1837, asked a sister of the late General Vallejo to become his wife. On the 7th of the same month they were married, and on the 15th of April of the following year he became the father of a daughter, who was christened Rosalie. She was the first child born in Yerba Buena. Mr. Leese was a member of the Society of California Pioneers, and his funeral will take place to-day from its hall.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Tuesday, February 2, 1892; 7:4)
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A PIONEER'S BURIAL.
Obsequies of Jacob P. Leese, the Argonaut.
The chapel of Pioneer Hall was well filled yesterday afternoon with mourning friends and relatives of the late Jacob P. Leese, a well-known argonaut. Rev. John Gray, rector of the Church of the Advent, read the Episcopal ritual for the burial of the dead, followed by an address of consolation to the relatives of the deceased pioneer, three of the sons and two daughters being represented at the funeral. Mr. Gray reviewed the life of the dead pioneer, which he said had been interwoven with the growth and development of San Francisco. He paid an eloquent tribute to to the character and career of Mr. Leese, and continuing, said:
"He was in all things a strong man, towering above his fellows mentally, morally and physically. As a reward for his courage, a modern city of 300,000 people marks tkhe spot where, fifty-six years ago, he bravely planted a humble home for his family. He died as he lived, strong in the faith and fearless of the result. He met his end with calm resolution of a man who knows that he has beenjust in all his deeds."
The pall-bearers were: Fred Russ, Henry 0. Waite, Robert Bright, Jacob Snyder, Isaac R. White and John Vroman. The customary delegation of forty-nine members of the Order of California Pioneers was marshaled by E. B. Vreeland. A large number followed the remains to the place of interment, the pioneer plat of the Masonic Cemetery, where Marshal E. B. Vreeland read the burial service prescribed for the Pioneer Society.
(The Morning Call [San Francisco], Thursday, February 4, 1892; 3:4)
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Other Children:
* Jacobo Ricardo (April 3, 1839; SC Baptisms 04170, ECPP)
* Adelaída del Refugio (February 4, 1847; SFS Baptisms 01651, ECPP) She married Abrimael Abrego y Estrada
* Rosana (1849-??)
* María Jovita Rosalia (1853-??)
* María Cecilia de Jesús (1854-?? Delia?)
Delia Estella (June 1, 1854 - February 8, 1946)
Gravesite Details
The Masonic Cemetery was abandoned in 1901. The headstones were used as fill for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Remains were transferred to this cemetery.
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