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Dr Josef Pablo “Pablo” Briones

Birth	:	15 Jan 1823 Mission District, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death	:	8 Dec 1897 Bolinas, Marin County, California, USA
Burial	:	Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Cemetery, Bolinas, Marin County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.9212570, -122.6938858
Plot	:	Original Briones Graveyard
Description	:	Pablo was born at Mission Dolores and was named after Governor Pablo de Sola, then Mexican governor of California. Pablo's father, Gregorio inherited Rancho Baulenes (Bolinas) from his brother-in-law Rafael Garcia , approved by the Spanish Government under Spanish grant and Pio Pico. Gregorio sent his son to manage the land in 1837 and in 1838 his mother and her other children joined him. Pablo was only 14 when he first came to Bolinas, but he did a man's work supervising the building of an adobe house for the family. In 1839 his father, Gregorio joined the family, and from then on... Read More	Pablo was born at Mission Dolores and was named after Governor Pablo de Sola, then Mexican governor of California. Pablo's father, Gregorio inherited Rancho Baulenes (Bolinas) from his brother-in-law Rafael Garcia , approved by the Spanish Government under Spanish grant and Pio Pico. Gregorio sent his son to manage the land in 1837 and in 1838 his mother and her other children joined him. Pablo was only 14 when he first came to Bolinas, but he did a man's work supervising the building of an adobe house for the family. In 1839 his father, Gregorio joined the family, and from then on he took on the job of ruling the roost. Pablo, like his aunt, Juana Maria in San Francisco, took to the medical profession at an early age. He never had a real license to practice medicine. His license, issued in the 1850s, entitled him to carry on the occupation of physician, with only surgery excluded. He was called a "natural doctor," using the herbs and salves his aunt had told him about. Herb medicine flourished in those days. Bolinas, or the few people who lived there then, believed in Pablo. "A small, kind, courtly man, Pablo had a healing way about him," Jack Mason writes. " Arthur Bourne once watched him set a broken leg. 'He would spit on his fingers and work the bones back into place,' a successful technique twice used on Albert Ingerman's grandson George. 'And look at George,' the family used to tell disbelievers. 'He walks as good as new.'" He was a natural doctor and was depended upon in times of epidemics, accidents, natural disasters and childbirth. Pablo was called on in the summer of 1847 in the earthquake of that year, and in typhoid epidemics. At the time of the earthquake, the adobe house built by Pablo had only been slightly damaged, but in San Francisco the damage had been much more severe. Marin Pepper wrote that "many buildings of the mission were destroyed," so Gregorio decided to go to his sister Juana. He found that her house had been severely cracked but Juana was "busy as ever giving aid to the needy." Don Gregorio stayed with his sister until the news reached him that his son Felipe Briones had been killed in an Indian raid. There was always that danger, because the Indians resented the Mexican settlers who had received land grants. Pablo meets and marries Rafaela Pablo had a friend named Juan Santilla who was an old hunting friend and also a patient. As the patient, he had been injured in an accident. There were complications beyond Pablo's knowledge to treat, but Pablo could give relief from pain, and this he did. Santilla's daughter Rafaela had known nothing but her father's illness. She was described in the 1880 History of Marin as "an only child to whom children were strangers." Pablo was touched by the devotion of this child, and after a time, he came to love her deeply. As for Rafaela, she was perfectly at ease with Pablo, the kind friend who brought aid to her beloved father. As though it was inevitable, Senor Santilla's greatest desire was to see Rafaela married to Pablo, although he was twice her age. Pablo was born in 1823 and Rafaela was born in 1840. But the 20 or so age difference made no difference. They were married at Senor Santilla's bedside. His wife and Don Gregorio, the father of the bridegroom and his son-in-law Charles Lauff witnessed the wedding. The whole thing was unusual, because weddings were usually a time of festivity and feasting. Pablo brought the bride and her mother to Woodville, the Dogtown of today. "The roaring days of the boomtown had passed away, leaving empty shacks and a few well-built houses," wrote Marin Pepper. "Into one of these they settled. Besides his herb garden, Pablo soon had a flourishing vegetable patch, which rewarded him liberally. This, with a great abundance of wild game, supplied a larder which a gourmet would envy: venison, quail, many species of duck and wild geese, and always a variety of seafood." Pablo and Rafaela had many children. Pablo lived a good life. He got along well with the Americans who came later, among other things donating a school site which was to be used for religious and temperance meetings if not used for school purposes. But Jack Mason wrote, "But he must have bridled to see how fast and thoughtlessly the Briones order was phased out. The picture Bancroft draws of the Californian in his prime-"expert with lariat and rifle, hair brushed and braided, cuffs of silk and breeches secured with a crepe sash"-is no more. After the death of her husband Gregorio, Donna Ramona went to live at Dogtown near her son Pablo, but she never lived with them. Pablo never learned to speak English; in this regard at least, he adhered to the past. *** * * * Death Notice Once Owned Nearly All Bolinas** Bolinas, December 10 - Pablo Briones of this place died yesterday at the age of 77. At one time Briones owned almost all the town of Bolinas. He leaves a widow and seven children. He was a native of California. Published San Francisco Call December 11, 1897 death date differs from tombstone Died Pablo Briones, one of the original settlers of Bolinas in Spanish-American times, died at that place last Tuesday. His memory reached back to a farther date in local affairs than anyone now living, except his venerable mother, who survives him at an age of nearly, if not quite, a hundred years. The family settled here nearly seventy years ago and old Pablo remembered well the time when great bands of elk roamed over Marin County and when antelopes were as plentiful as dairy cows today. He was one of the few remaining links that connected the present of California with its patriarchal past. Published Marin County Tocsin Dec. 11, 1897 *** * * * Pablo Briones' will** was admitted Tuesday for probate. Briones was a resident of Bolinas and 97 years old when he died last month. The estate is valued at $10,000. One-third of the estate is left to his widow and the remainder to his ten children. Before he died Briones deeded a great portion of his property to his wife. Published Sausalito News February 5, 1898 copied from original typeset, all conflicting information is from the source

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Where is Dr Josef Pablo “Pablo” Briones's memorial?
Dr Josef Pablo “Pablo” Briones's memorial is located at: Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Cemetery, Bolinas, Marin County, USA.
When did Dr Josef Pablo “Pablo” Briones death?
Dr Josef Pablo “Pablo” Briones death on 8 Dec 1897 in Bolinas, Marin County, California, USA
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Latitude: 37.9212570
Longitude: -122.6938858

Family Members:

Parent

Gregorio Briones

(1800 - 1863)

Maria Ramona Garcia Romero Briones Munoz

(1805 - 1901)

Spouse

Rafaela Santilla Briones

(1840 - 1917)

Siblings

Guadalupe Briones Crane

(1822 - 1869)

Juana Briones McGovern

(1826 - 1927)

Maria Jesus “Mary” Briones Lauff

(1831 - 1894)

Maria Rosita “Rosario” Briones Mesa

(1835 - 1901)

Children

Pablo “Paul” Briones

(1861 - 1927)

Frances “Fanny” Briones

(1863 - 1883)

Mary T. Briones Camuffo

(1863 - 1917)

Catherine “Katie” Briones Lopez

(1871 - 1938)

John George “Jack” Briones

(1873 - 1943)

Isabell G. “Belle” Briones Latter

(1875 - 1966)

Frank A. Briones

(1878 - 1960)

Carlotta “Lottie” Briones Fowler

(1879 - 1954)

Rosa “Rose” Briones

(1883 - 1983)

Albert Briones

(1885 - 1958)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Cemetery
Bolinas, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9212570, -122.6938858

2. Bolinas Cemetery
Bolinas, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9212600, -122.6938900

3. Druid Heights Burial Site
Mill Valley, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8892100, -122.5647100

4. Taylor Cemetery
Lagunitas, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0272580, -122.7346590

5. First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
San Anselmo, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9703310, -122.5667860

6. Montgomery Memorial Chapel Crypt
San Anselmo, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9687940, -122.5638630

7. Mount Tamalpais Cemetery
San Rafael, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9861984, -122.5544891

8. Olema Cemetery
Olema, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0313988, -122.7789001

9. Mission San Rafael Arcangel Cemetery
San Rafael, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9744330, -122.5280570

10. Fernwood Cemetery
Mill Valley, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8767014, -122.5231018

11. Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery
San Rafael, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0024986, -122.5397034

12. Marin County Farm Cemetery
Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0285500, -122.5652530

13. San Quentin Prison Cemetery
San Rafael, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9436480, -122.4883760

14. Saint Vincents Orphanage Cemetery
San Rafael, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0355800, -122.5334550

15. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
Belvedere, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8767515, -122.4712901

16. Sailors Cemetery
Sausalito, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8442390, -122.4774770

17. Golden Gate Cemetery (Defunct)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7851990, -122.5013850

18. Beth Olam Cemetery (Defunct)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7840450, -122.4987420

19. Caledonian Cemetery (Defunct)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7857070, -122.4958030

20. Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery (Defunct)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7819420, -122.4994290

21. French Benevolent Cemetery (Defunct)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7849610, -122.4947080

22. Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Novato, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1132532, -122.5902599

23. German Benevolent Cemetery (Defunct)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7828920, -122.4945580

24. Angel Island Cemetery (defunct)
Tiburon, Marin County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8621830, -122.4325920