Son of Paul Hatch, Jr (1796-1893) and his first wife Jane White (1808-1843.)He was in the lumber business in Hornitos, California and, by 1874, in Seneca, Kansas and still living in Seneca as late as 1900. He married Sarah Druscilla Tallman in Perkins, Swan Island, Sagadahoc County on 24 Nov 1859. She was daughter of Capt. Redord D. Tallman and Jane Bowker. They are both buried on Swan Island.∼HATCH, James H.
December 16, 1916
Mariposa Gazette
WEALTHY PIONEER OF CALIFORNIA IS DEAD
One of the sturdiest and most picturesque of California's pioneers, James H. HATCH, wealthy retired lumberman, and father of the first white child born in Yosemite Valley, died last week at his Los Angeles home, 1422 South Union Avenue. Mr. HATCH was 88 years old and his advanced age was the principle cause of his death. Born in Maine, he came to California in 1852, making the long journey around the Horn in a New England clipper. Entering El Dorado, he settled first in the central part of the state and later established the White and Hatch hotel in the Yosemite. This was one of the noted hostelries of early California and still is remembered by a few of the old timers who were trilled by the wonders of the great garden of nature in the years before its fame extended around the world. It was in that quaint depot of good cheer that the first white baby to be cast into life's stream from the shadow of Yosemite's wooded mountain crests was born. The pretty little baby, christened Louise HATCH, now is Mrs. Louise MORTON, and she lives with the widow at the Los Angeles home. After some years in the hotel business he embarked in the lumber trade, in which he was successful. The funeral service were held on Tuesday, after which the body was cremated.
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James H. Hatch born in 1829 according to Voter Registration.
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Death Date provided by FAG Contributor Steve Harrison (#46893586).
December 16, 1916
Mariposa Gazette
WEALTHY PIONEER OF CALIFORNIA IS DEAD
One of the sturdiest and most picturesque of California's pioneers, James H. HATCH, wealthy retired lumberman, and father of the first white child born in Yosemite Valley, died last week at his Los Angeles home, 1422 South Union Avenue. Mr. HATCH was 88 years old and his advanced age was the principle cause of his death. Born in Maine, he came to California in 1852, making the long journey around the Horn in a New England clipper. Entering El Dorado, he settled first in the central part of the state and later established the White and Hatch hotel in the Yosemite. This was one of the noted hostelries of early California and still is remembered by a few of the old timers who were trilled by the wonders of the great garden of nature in the years before its fame extended around the world. It was in that quaint depot of good cheer that the first white baby to be cast into life's stream from the shadow of Yosemite's wooded mountain crests was born. The pretty little baby, christened Louise HATCH, now is Mrs. Louise MORTON, and she lives with the widow at the Los Angeles home. After some years in the hotel business he embarked in the lumber trade, in which he was successful. The funeral service were held on Tuesday, after which the body was cremated.
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James H. Hatch born in 1829 according to Voter Registration.
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Death Date provided by FAG Contributor Steve Harrison (#46893586).
Son of Paul Hatch, Jr (1796-1893) and his first wife Jane White (1808-1843.)He was in the lumber business in Hornitos, California and, by 1874, in Seneca, Kansas and still living in Seneca as late as 1900. He married Sarah Druscilla Tallman in Perkins, Swan Island, Sagadahoc County on 24 Nov 1859. She was daughter of Capt. Redord D. Tallman and Jane Bowker. They are both buried on Swan Island.∼HATCH, James H.
December 16, 1916
Mariposa Gazette
WEALTHY PIONEER OF CALIFORNIA IS DEAD
One of the sturdiest and most picturesque of California's pioneers, James H. HATCH, wealthy retired lumberman, and father of the first white child born in Yosemite Valley, died last week at his Los Angeles home, 1422 South Union Avenue. Mr. HATCH was 88 years old and his advanced age was the principle cause of his death. Born in Maine, he came to California in 1852, making the long journey around the Horn in a New England clipper. Entering El Dorado, he settled first in the central part of the state and later established the White and Hatch hotel in the Yosemite. This was one of the noted hostelries of early California and still is remembered by a few of the old timers who were trilled by the wonders of the great garden of nature in the years before its fame extended around the world. It was in that quaint depot of good cheer that the first white baby to be cast into life's stream from the shadow of Yosemite's wooded mountain crests was born. The pretty little baby, christened Louise HATCH, now is Mrs. Louise MORTON, and she lives with the widow at the Los Angeles home. After some years in the hotel business he embarked in the lumber trade, in which he was successful. The funeral service were held on Tuesday, after which the body was cremated.
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James H. Hatch born in 1829 according to Voter Registration.
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Death Date provided by FAG Contributor Steve Harrison (#46893586).
December 16, 1916
Mariposa Gazette
WEALTHY PIONEER OF CALIFORNIA IS DEAD
One of the sturdiest and most picturesque of California's pioneers, James H. HATCH, wealthy retired lumberman, and father of the first white child born in Yosemite Valley, died last week at his Los Angeles home, 1422 South Union Avenue. Mr. HATCH was 88 years old and his advanced age was the principle cause of his death. Born in Maine, he came to California in 1852, making the long journey around the Horn in a New England clipper. Entering El Dorado, he settled first in the central part of the state and later established the White and Hatch hotel in the Yosemite. This was one of the noted hostelries of early California and still is remembered by a few of the old timers who were trilled by the wonders of the great garden of nature in the years before its fame extended around the world. It was in that quaint depot of good cheer that the first white baby to be cast into life's stream from the shadow of Yosemite's wooded mountain crests was born. The pretty little baby, christened Louise HATCH, now is Mrs. Louise MORTON, and she lives with the widow at the Los Angeles home. After some years in the hotel business he embarked in the lumber trade, in which he was successful. The funeral service were held on Tuesday, after which the body was cremated.
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James H. Hatch born in 1829 according to Voter Registration.
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Death Date provided by FAG Contributor Steve Harrison (#46893586).
Gravesite Details
According to 1850 Federal Census he was living in Perkins, Lincoln County, Maine.
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