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San Leandro's William Davis Wins Maria Estudillo Heart
Davis, a San Leandro native, converts to Catholicism to wed Maria Estudillo after five years of courtship. His rise follows US Navy supply work during the 1846-47 California war, becoming a top San Francisco merchant with a half million dollar fortune. The couple married in 1847 at Mission Dolores with grand celebrations.
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New England
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Sandwich Islands
California
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San Leandro Rancho
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James Polk
Monterey
Thomas Larkin
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United States
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United States Navy
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Brooklyn
Stockton
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Los Angeles
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Corte’ Madera
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Orga
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Maria Jesus Estudillo
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San Leandro
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Sacramento and
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Young Davis
Daily Review
South County
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