Solano County Biography

Samuel Kitto

Samuel Kitto - is a native of Cornwall, England, having been born there on April 19,1830. In 1851 he came to San Francisco, in the ship "Fairlie," of London. On his arrival he at once proceeded to Rich Bar, on the North .Fork of Feather River, and began mining, remaining there till 1858, when he paid a visit to Old England, being absent for eight months. He returned to his mining interests in 1859; after which he came to Vallejo, where he has since resided. Mr. Kitto has been a trustee of the M. E. Church since 1869; is also a prominent mover in the Temperance cause, in which he has always taken a deep interest. In 1873 he was elected one of the trustees of the Good Templars' Home for Orphans, a position which he still holds. He married in Vallejo, May 9, 1861, Miss Margaret Carter, a native of Ireland, by whom he has Margaret Loftee, born April 5, 1862; Edward August, born May 29,1864; Harriet Elizabeth, born November 27, 1865; Samuel Henry, born October 10, 1868; and Lilian May, born April 30,1873.

History of Solano County, California
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Transcribed by Julie Appletoft, February 2008

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