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Jotham Bixby

Birth	:	20 Jan 1831 Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA
Death	:	9 Feb 1917 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate	:	50.7824440, -1.0957720
Description	:	"Father of the City of Long Beach" ____________________________ Father: Amasa Bixby Mother: Fanny Weston Spouse: Margaret Hathaway ____________________________ Jotham Bixby started buying land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 1870s. On September 25, 1882, Jotham acquired over 17,000 acres of Rancho Los Palos Verdes, which was half of the original land grant given to Jose Delores Sepulveda. This land was awarded to Bixby as a result of a Superior Court Decree order ordering the foreclosure of the property owned by the Sepulveda heirs. Bixby used the rolling hills of this acreage to graze his cattle. It was 1885, when Jotham and his family... Read More	"Father of the City of Long Beach" ____________________________ Father: Amasa Bixby Mother: Fanny Weston Spouse: Margaret Hathaway ____________________________ Jotham Bixby started buying land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the 1870s. On September 25, 1882, Jotham acquired over 17,000 acres of Rancho Los Palos Verdes, which was half of the original land grant given to Jose Delores Sepulveda. This land was awarded to Bixby as a result of a Superior Court Decree order ordering the foreclosure of the property owned by the Sepulveda heirs. Bixby used the rolling hills of this acreage to graze his cattle. It was 1885, when Jotham and his family returned to Los Cerritos to reside in a newly completed frame house on Magnolia Avenue at Ocean Boulevard, overlooking the sea at Long Beach. In the meantime, the old adobe hacienda remained vacant for over a quarter of a century, with the exception of an occasional caretaker. The structure became neglected and decayed. George Bixby, Jotham's oldest son, constructed his own family home in 1890, on a piece of property, which became known as the Los Cerritos Tract. This house, which still stands, was built facing American Avenue (now Long Beach Boulevard) between Bixby Road and Roosevelt Road. Four years later, George took control of his father's Palos Verdes interests. He hired a man named Harry Phillips to manage the ranch and raised sheep there. During the 1890s, Jotham Bixby became more involved in civic affairs of Long Beach. In 1895, he became president of the of the First Bank of Long Beach and would earn the title of "Father of Long Beach. Bixby Road, and the Long Beach neighborhood of Bixby Knolls, are named for this early pioneer. It was also during this time that he began selling portions of his large rancho where other communities quickly sprouted. ____________________________ BIXBY FAMILY PLOT John W. Bixby 1848-1887 Susan P.H. Bixby Jotham Bixby 1831-1917 Jotham Winslow Bixby 1884-1946 Margaret H. Bixby 1843-1927 Harry Llewellyn Bixby 1870-1902 Rosamond Read d:1899 Katharine Bixby 1850 Margaret Hathaway d:1878

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Where is Jotham Bixby's memorial?
Jotham Bixby's memorial is located at: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, England.
When did Jotham Bixby death?
Jotham Bixby death on 9 Feb 1917 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jotham Bixby's memorial?
Latitude: 50.7824440
Longitude: -1.0957720

Family Members:

Parent

Amasa Bixby

(1794 - 1872)

Fanny Weston Bixby

(1794 - 1869)

Spouse

Margaret Winslow Hathaway Bixby

(1843 - 1927)

Siblings

(1821 - 1890)

(1822 - 1894)

(1824 - 1908)

(1825 - 1896)

(1827 - 1879)

(1832 - 1833)

(1834 - 1836)

(1836 - 1901)

(1838 - 1861)

(1841 - 1892)

Children

George Hathaway Bixby

(1864 - 1922)

Harry Llewellyn Bixby

(1870 - 1902)

Margaret Hathaway Bixby

(1873 - 1878)

Rosamond Read Bixby

(1877 - 1899)

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