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Joseph King Correa Sr.

Birth	:	1831 Azores Region, Portugal
Death	:	1921 California, USA
Burial	:	Ten Mile Cemetery, Lynden, Whatcom County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.8693600, -122.4528000
Plot	:	185
Description	:	Joseph KING CORREA, SR., one of the earliest Portuguese pioneers in Placer County, was born March 1831 in Sao Jorge, the Azores. His parents died while he was quite young. He had a fair education in the Azores, and then at age 13 put to sea on a whaling ship, where he became a cook. He first touched American shores in Boston, where he worked and went to night school. He eventually reached California and San Francisco by way of the Horn in 1851 during the Gold Rush. He soon pushed on to the Newcastle area, where he had a crew... Read More	Joseph KING CORREA, SR., one of the earliest Portuguese pioneers in Placer County, was born March 1831 in Sao Jorge, the Azores. His parents died while he was quite young. He had a fair education in the Azores, and then at age 13 put to sea on a whaling ship, where he became a cook. He first touched American shores in Boston, where he worked and went to night school. He eventually reached California and San Francisco by way of the Horn in 1851 during the Gold Rush. He soon pushed on to the Newcastle area, where he had a crew of gold miners in Dutch Ravine hard at work according to the old flume system. He later mined in the same way at Rattlesnake Bar, and also at Yankee Jims, near Forest Hill. Having made a stake, he visited his old home in the Azores, and on his return to Placer County married MARY AMELIA NUNES of Flores in August 1865. They had seven children: Joseph K. Jr., Frank, Manuel, William, Mary, Amelia, and Minnie. Mary E. married Thomas F. Perry; Amelia married John Soto; and Minnie married A. J. Silva. On her trip to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, Mary Nunes Correa's ship was wrecked on the Atlantic side, and they were three days on an island before they were rescued. They settled in Dutch Ravine where J. K. Correa built a large home on 80 acres purchased from the Government. There he raised goats, and then he embarked in orcharding, being one of the very first to start fruit-raising. While the trees were growing, he planted berries between the rows, and so realized some immediate returns for his labor. One day while mining on his ranch in Dutch Ravine, he was throwing rocks from the flume and tossed out one that seemed very heavy for its size, and afterwards he remembered that it looked rather yellow. The thought bothered him, and later he climbed the bank and discovered that it was a large gold nugget. A small piece had broken off, worth $85, while the nugget weighed in at a value of more than $1,000. He lived to age 90, and died January 7, 1921, survived by his widow, four children, 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. [History of Placer and Nevada Counties, 1924] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The article is from the Auburn Daily Journal-Monday, Aug. 9, 1915

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Where is Joseph King Correa Sr.'s memorial?
Joseph King Correa Sr.'s memorial is located at: Ten Mile Cemetery, Lynden, Whatcom County, USA.
When did Joseph King Correa Sr. death?
Joseph King Correa Sr. death on 1921 in California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Joseph King Correa Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 48.8693600
Longitude: -122.4528000

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Emelia Nunes Correa

(1839 - 1926)

Children

Frank H. Correa

(1866 - 1903)

Joseph King “Joe” Correa Jr.

(1867 - 1942)

Mary Emily Correa Perry

(1869 - 1955)

Amelia Isabel Correa Soto

(1873 - 1948)

William “Willie” Correa

(1874 - 1889)

Philhelmena E. “Minnie” Correa Silva

(1878 - 1960)

Flowers:

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