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Albert J. Packard

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Albert J. Packard

Birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
12 Nov 1901 (aged 81)
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Father: George Washington Packard (not verified)
Mother: Lucy Larcher (not verified)
Spouse: Manuela Burke (great-grandaughter of George Stewart, HMS Bounty midshipman and his Polynesian wife Peggy.)

Born in Rhode Island, Packard first moved to Mexico to practice law. In the late 1840s he came to California, making a small fortune outfitting gold miners. In the early 1850s Packard came to Santa Barbara.

In the 1860s he constructed a large adobe winery known as 'La Bodega' and sold wine under the 'El Recodo' label.
Packard built a mansion (now the 500 block of West Canon Perdido St) that lasted until the 1960s. The adobe winery was demolished in the mid-1950s.
Father: George Washington Packard (not verified)
Mother: Lucy Larcher (not verified)
Spouse: Manuela Burke (great-grandaughter of George Stewart, HMS Bounty midshipman and his Polynesian wife Peggy.)

Born in Rhode Island, Packard first moved to Mexico to practice law. In the late 1840s he came to California, making a small fortune outfitting gold miners. In the early 1850s Packard came to Santa Barbara.

In the 1860s he constructed a large adobe winery known as 'La Bodega' and sold wine under the 'El Recodo' label.
Packard built a mansion (now the 500 block of West Canon Perdido St) that lasted until the 1960s. The adobe winery was demolished in the mid-1950s.


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  • Maintained by: AenneLa
  • Originally Created by: Damien
  • Added: Apr 28, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6376853/albert_j-packard: accessed ), memorial page for Albert J. Packard (31 May 1820–12 Nov 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6376853, citing Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA; Maintained by AenneLa (contributor 48548982).