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William Berry Cross was a member of the "Salem Mechanics Trading and Mining Association", which purchased the ship Crescent for passage to California. William came to California via the Crescent, which sailed from Salem, MA, 6 December 1849 and arrived in the Bay of San Francisco 26 May 1850.
He was a machinist, ship's engineer, and inventor, and was for many years a resident engineer at Sacramento for the California Steam Navigation Company, operating on the interior waters of California. He later moved to 1105 Mason Street in San Francisco, and died there on 7 May 1891.
- William Berry Cross Papers, 1847-1941; California State Library, California History Room
Contributor: Stacinator (49423547)Sep 2022
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William Berry Cross was a member of the "Salem Mechanics Trading and Mining Association", which purchased the ship Crescent for passage to California. William came to California via the Crescent, which sailed from Salem, MA, 6 December 1849 and arrived in the Bay of San Francisco 26 May 1850.
He was a machinist, ship's engineer, and inventor, and was for many years a resident engineer at Sacramento for the California Steam Navigation Company, operating on the interior waters of California. He later moved to 1105 Mason Street in San Francisco, and died there on 7 May 1891.
- William Berry Cross Papers, 1847-1941; California State Library, California History Room
Contributor: Stacinator (49423547)Sep 2022
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