Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » William James de la Montanya (1819-1899)

Données personnelles William James de la Montanya 

• Autre nom: William James Montanye
• Il est né le 12 juillet 1819 dans Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York.
• Il est décédé le 18 septembre 1899 dans San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, il avait 80 ans.
• Un enfant de John Montanya et Catherine Weiant
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 6 juin 2021.

Famille de William James de la Montanya

Il est marié avec Sarah Jane Horn.

Ils se sont mariés le 28 avril 1860 à San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, il avait 40 ans.

Enfant(s):

1. Sarah Jane de la Montanya  1861-1955
2. Marquis James de la Montanya  1863-1912 

Notes par William James de la Montanya

JAMES De La MONTANYA, a well-known citizen of San Francisco, was born in New York, July 12, 1819. On the paternal side he is of French Huguenot ancestry, who came to the new world to enjoy that freedom of conscience denied them in their own sunny France. On the maternal side he is of the hardy Holland Dutch stock, early settlers of the State of New York. His father, Captain John de la Montanya, was born and educated in that State, and served as a Captain in the war of 1812. He was married in New York to Catherine Weiant, a native of that State, and they had nine children, five of whom still survive. Four brothers reside in California, and the sister is still in New York.

The subject of this sketch, the eldest child, was reared in his native State, where he also conducted a hardware store six years. Becoming convinced of the bright future for business on the Pacific coast, he shipped his stock for San Francisco, and came himself by way of the Isthmus, and from Panama on a sailing vessel, reaching San Francisco in 1850, before the arrival of his goods. As soon as they were landed he opened a wholesale hardware business, which he has carried on successfully in the same location for forty-one years, and few men in San Francisco have had as long and successful a business history. In 1860 he built his present brick block, three stories and a basement, seventy-five feet frontage on Jackson and forty feet on Battery street. This large establishment is crowded from loft to basement with an immense stock, consisting of all kinds of tin-plate, copper, sheet iron, agate and granite ware, stamped and piece tin ware, stoves and ranges. He is sole agent for the renowned Hub stoves, ranges and furnaces, also for the Arlington range and Chilson’s hot-air furnaces, carrying one of the largest stock of goods in his line on the coast. He enjoys a large trade, not only on this coast, but in Honolulu and China. Mr. De la Montanya has invested in city property, and in 1863 built a large and commodious residence on Taylor street, where he has since resided with his family.

He was married, in 1860, to Miss Sarah J. Horn, a native of Ohio, and their union has been blessed with two children: Sarah J. and James, both born in San Francisco. The son now aids his father in conducting his large business. Mr. De la Montanya is a member of the I.O. O. F., and a staunch Republican. He took an active part on the side of the Union when the county was in jeopardy, and contributed $250 per month to aid in caring for the sick and wounded Union soldiers. His religious views are with the Episcopal Church, and he has been a member of Grace Church for the past twenty eight years.
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2, Page 430, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.

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