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privately published in 1913, includes a biography of David Hewes (pp. 191-205), an autobiography (pp. 225-264), an appendix with a transcription of the memorial booklet for Anna
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but declined due to the financial risks, over his lifetime he gained and lost several fortunes. Hewes first marriage was to
Matilda C. Gray in 1875 and they spent two and a half years in Europe. On the return trip Matilda's health necessitated that they move to a warmer climate. In 1881, they
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Hewes became very interested in his family genealogy, especially his ancestor Lt. Joshua Hewes who had emigrated from
England to the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1633. He commissioned Eben Putnam, a California genealogist, to collect and edit material for a Hewes family genealogy. This volume,
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Memorial addresses on the life and character of Mrs. David Hewes, with the funeral services held at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Leland
Stanford, San Francisco, Cal., August 6, 1892. (Memorial booklet with biography, 42
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purchased steam shovels and then built the first steam locomotive on the
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