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Facts and Events
| Name |
Carson Dobbins Boren |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
12 Dec 1824 |
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Marriage |
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to Mary Kays (add) |
| Death[1][7] |
19 Aug 1912 |
Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Burial[1] |
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Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Reference Number |
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Q5046912 (Wikidata) |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Carson Dobbins Boren (December 12, 1824 – August 19, 1912) was an early founder of Seattle, Washington (see Denny Party). His sister Mary Ann was married to Arthur Denny, and his sister Louisa to David Denny. Boren was the first King County Sheriff. Seattle's Boren Avenue is named in his honor.
Although he was an important figure in the early years of Seattle, historian Junius Rochester writes that "The pioneering contributions of Carson Dobbins Boren to the founding of Alki (in future West Seattle) and Seattle began and ended within a short period of six years."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Photo of gravestone, in Find A Grave
Carson Dobbins Boren. - Knox, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
Carson D. Boren 25 TN, Mary 21 IA (Township 10N 1E, p.376, 10/12/1850)
- King, Washington, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
C D Boren 45 TN, living alone, carpenter (Seattle, p. 111B, 6/24/1870)
- King, Washington, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
Sarah Denny 75 TN, par CT, VA; Loretta 29 IL; Carson D. Boren 56 TN, par KY/TN; William R. 24 Wash (3rd St., p. 238C, 6/8/1880)
- King, Washington, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
Carson Boren Dec 1824 Tn, par TN, farmer; Livonie Dec 1850 IL, par TN/IN (Seattle, p. 1 ED 65, 6/1/1900)
- King, Washington, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624).
Carson D. Boren 85 TN, par TN; Gertrude 59 IL, par TN (Ravenna Blvd, p. 8B, Ravanna Blvd, Yesler)
- ↑ Washington, United States. Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
Burial Place: Lake View, Seattle
Father: Richard F. Boren
Mother: Sally Freeman
| Founders of Seattle, Washington
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| The founding of Seattle is usually dated from the arrival of the Denny Party on November 13, 1851, at Alki Point. The group had travelled overland from the Midwest to Portland, Oregon, then made a short ocean journey up the Pacific coast into Puget Sound, with the express intent of founding a town. The next April, Arthur A. Denny abandoned the original site at Alki in favor of a better-protected site on Elliott Bay, near the south end of what is now downtown Seattle. Around the same time, Doc Maynard began settling the land immediately south of Denny's. The first plats in Seattle were filed May 28, 1853, and Seattle was incorporated as a town in 1867, by which time it had 350 inhabitants. Credit:Wikipedia, "History of Seattle before 1900"
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| Denny Party: Arthur A. Denny, his wife Mary, and children; David T. Denny; Carson D. Boren, his wife Mary, their daughter, and Carson's younger sister Louisa; William N. Bell, his wife Sarah, and children; John Low, his wife Lydia, and children; Lee Terry; Charles Terry.
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Additional Settlers by 1852: Dr. David S. "Doc" Maynard (1808-1873); Henry Yesler (1810-1892); Luther Collins (1813-1860), Henry Van Asselt, and Jacob and Samuel Maple.
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| Current Location: King County, Washington
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