Shasta Historical Society
"Alpheus Bull was born at Bullville, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1816 (his obituary states 9 Jun) he was the fifth of fourteen children born to Henry and Jane Stitt Bull. Little is known of his early life except that he was an ininerant preacher of the Universalist Church, who spent his time in the East traveling, preaching and doing church related work.
In March of 1849, Alpheus Bull joined the Lafayette, California. Mercantile Mining Company which was organized for an overland trip to California. The Gold Rush was well under way and although Alpheus Bull was not convinced of the abundance of gold in California, he anticipated using his ministerial calling during an exciting trip. The party left Lafayette, Indiana and traveled through Mexico to Mazatlan and by ship to San Francisco, arriving in late July of 1849.
Alpheus and several others were successful prospecting at Nigger Hill. (This name has disappeared, but research shows that Murphy's Flat is on the side of Nigger Hill and Watson Gulch, nearby.) Within the year Alpheus Bull, George Baker, and William Robbins decided to become merchants of mining supplies.
Baker went to San Francisco to purchase supplies and ship them by riverboat to Red Bluff. Bull established a business in Red Bluff to receive this merchandise, sell it to miners there or send it by wagon to Shasta, where Robins maintained their other store.
Eventually the firm supplied mining camps from the Sacramento River east to the Sierra foothills as well as to the northern mines. By 1854, they were acting as a bank for local miners. The firm's other ventures included the first flour mill in Northern California, livestock, building materials. mining equipment and even a bakery at the Red Bluff Store.
Alpheus Bull and several others also owned the Shasta, the first steam vessel built in the state of California.
In 1855, Alpheus visited his family in Bullville, New York and returned to Red Bluff with his bride, Sarah Carey Acres of Boston. They built a house and started a family.
Henry Harding Bull, born in 1856, was the only child born in Shasta County.
The other children were:
Emma, 1857
Mary, 1858
Esther, 1859
Alpheus II (who designed the Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park), 1861
Horace, 1863.
1860 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 44 NY banker
Sarah C. Bull 44 MA
Henry M. Bull 4 CA
Esther Bull 1 CA
1870 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 54 NY banker
Sarah Bull 54 MA
Henry Bull 13 CA
Esther Bull 11 CA
Alpheus Bull 8 CA
Emma Miles 27 NY
Gertrude Miles 24 NY
1880 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 64 NY capitalist
Jennie C. Bull 35 IL wife
Alpheus Bull 18 CA son (mother was Sarah)
Jennie W. Bull 5 CA daughter
Charles F. Bull 3 CA daughter
Edith L. Bull 6 months CA daughter
Daily Alta California 17 May 1890
A Sad Accident
Alpheus Bull Drowned In the Bay Near Fort Point
"About 7 o'clock yesterday morning Alpheus Bull, Sr., the Vice-President of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, was accidentally drowned by falling off the breakwater near, Fort Point. The body was recovered about forty-five minutes later. Mr. Bull and his wife and two youngest daughters left their residence at the northwest corner of Francisco and Leavenworth streets for their usual morning drive to and through the Presidio reservation and close to Fort Point.. When this latter place was reached Mr. Bull told the coachman to stop, as he wanted to get out. He alighted, and was gone for so long a time that his wife became alarmed and went in search of him. After looking about for some time she gave a shriek and fell insensible to the ground, having seen the dead body of her husband tossing on the rocks near the breakwater. She was replaced in the carriage and all haste was made to the city, where the report was given and the Coroner started out for and took charge of the body. The deceased was one of the most respected citizens of this city, and was reputed to be a millionaire. He was a native of New York, and would have been 74 years of age on the 9th of next month. He came to California in 1849, but remained in this city a very short time, going to Red Bluff and Shasta, where fortune favored him. and it was not long before he was recognized as one «f the most prominent merchants of the northern part of the State. He afterward became the head of the then well-known firm of Bull, Baker & Co. Having acquired a large fortune as his share of the business, he retired and settled in San Francisco. For the past twenty-five years he has been prominently identified with many of the corporations of this city and State, and during his long; residence here be has been a Director of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He also devoted considerable attention to mining operations, and was President of the Gould & Curry and several other mining companies. For a number of years past he had been suffering from asthma. The deceased was twice married and his second wife survives him. By his first marriage he had two tons, Alpheus, Jr., and Henry M., both of whom are living. The first-named is an engineer, engaged in the construction of cable roads. Henry has a large farm near Denverton, Solano county, which he personally superintends. Deceased also had several children by his second wife."
"Alpheus Bull was born at Bullville, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1816 (his obituary states 9 Jun) he was the fifth of fourteen children born to Henry and Jane Stitt Bull. Little is known of his early life except that he was an ininerant preacher of the Universalist Church, who spent his time in the East traveling, preaching and doing church related work.
In March of 1849, Alpheus Bull joined the Lafayette, California. Mercantile Mining Company which was organized for an overland trip to California. The Gold Rush was well under way and although Alpheus Bull was not convinced of the abundance of gold in California, he anticipated using his ministerial calling during an exciting trip. The party left Lafayette, Indiana and traveled through Mexico to Mazatlan and by ship to San Francisco, arriving in late July of 1849.
Alpheus and several others were successful prospecting at Nigger Hill. (This name has disappeared, but research shows that Murphy's Flat is on the side of Nigger Hill and Watson Gulch, nearby.) Within the year Alpheus Bull, George Baker, and William Robbins decided to become merchants of mining supplies.
Baker went to San Francisco to purchase supplies and ship them by riverboat to Red Bluff. Bull established a business in Red Bluff to receive this merchandise, sell it to miners there or send it by wagon to Shasta, where Robins maintained their other store.
Eventually the firm supplied mining camps from the Sacramento River east to the Sierra foothills as well as to the northern mines. By 1854, they were acting as a bank for local miners. The firm's other ventures included the first flour mill in Northern California, livestock, building materials. mining equipment and even a bakery at the Red Bluff Store.
Alpheus Bull and several others also owned the Shasta, the first steam vessel built in the state of California.
In 1855, Alpheus visited his family in Bullville, New York and returned to Red Bluff with his bride, Sarah Carey Acres of Boston. They built a house and started a family.
Henry Harding Bull, born in 1856, was the only child born in Shasta County.
The other children were:
Emma, 1857
Mary, 1858
Esther, 1859
Alpheus II (who designed the Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park), 1861
Horace, 1863.
1860 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 44 NY banker
Sarah C. Bull 44 MA
Henry M. Bull 4 CA
Esther Bull 1 CA
1870 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 54 NY banker
Sarah Bull 54 MA
Henry Bull 13 CA
Esther Bull 11 CA
Alpheus Bull 8 CA
Emma Miles 27 NY
Gertrude Miles 24 NY
1880 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 64 NY capitalist
Jennie C. Bull 35 IL wife
Alpheus Bull 18 CA son (mother was Sarah)
Jennie W. Bull 5 CA daughter
Charles F. Bull 3 CA daughter
Edith L. Bull 6 months CA daughter
Daily Alta California 17 May 1890
A Sad Accident
Alpheus Bull Drowned In the Bay Near Fort Point
"About 7 o'clock yesterday morning Alpheus Bull, Sr., the Vice-President of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, was accidentally drowned by falling off the breakwater near, Fort Point. The body was recovered about forty-five minutes later. Mr. Bull and his wife and two youngest daughters left their residence at the northwest corner of Francisco and Leavenworth streets for their usual morning drive to and through the Presidio reservation and close to Fort Point.. When this latter place was reached Mr. Bull told the coachman to stop, as he wanted to get out. He alighted, and was gone for so long a time that his wife became alarmed and went in search of him. After looking about for some time she gave a shriek and fell insensible to the ground, having seen the dead body of her husband tossing on the rocks near the breakwater. She was replaced in the carriage and all haste was made to the city, where the report was given and the Coroner started out for and took charge of the body. The deceased was one of the most respected citizens of this city, and was reputed to be a millionaire. He was a native of New York, and would have been 74 years of age on the 9th of next month. He came to California in 1849, but remained in this city a very short time, going to Red Bluff and Shasta, where fortune favored him. and it was not long before he was recognized as one «f the most prominent merchants of the northern part of the State. He afterward became the head of the then well-known firm of Bull, Baker & Co. Having acquired a large fortune as his share of the business, he retired and settled in San Francisco. For the past twenty-five years he has been prominently identified with many of the corporations of this city and State, and during his long; residence here be has been a Director of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He also devoted considerable attention to mining operations, and was President of the Gould & Curry and several other mining companies. For a number of years past he had been suffering from asthma. The deceased was twice married and his second wife survives him. By his first marriage he had two tons, Alpheus, Jr., and Henry M., both of whom are living. The first-named is an engineer, engaged in the construction of cable roads. Henry has a large farm near Denverton, Solano county, which he personally superintends. Deceased also had several children by his second wife."
Shasta Historical Society
"Alpheus Bull was born at Bullville, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1816 (his obituary states 9 Jun) he was the fifth of fourteen children born to Henry and Jane Stitt Bull. Little is known of his early life except that he was an ininerant preacher of the Universalist Church, who spent his time in the East traveling, preaching and doing church related work.
In March of 1849, Alpheus Bull joined the Lafayette, California. Mercantile Mining Company which was organized for an overland trip to California. The Gold Rush was well under way and although Alpheus Bull was not convinced of the abundance of gold in California, he anticipated using his ministerial calling during an exciting trip. The party left Lafayette, Indiana and traveled through Mexico to Mazatlan and by ship to San Francisco, arriving in late July of 1849.
Alpheus and several others were successful prospecting at Nigger Hill. (This name has disappeared, but research shows that Murphy's Flat is on the side of Nigger Hill and Watson Gulch, nearby.) Within the year Alpheus Bull, George Baker, and William Robbins decided to become merchants of mining supplies.
Baker went to San Francisco to purchase supplies and ship them by riverboat to Red Bluff. Bull established a business in Red Bluff to receive this merchandise, sell it to miners there or send it by wagon to Shasta, where Robins maintained their other store.
Eventually the firm supplied mining camps from the Sacramento River east to the Sierra foothills as well as to the northern mines. By 1854, they were acting as a bank for local miners. The firm's other ventures included the first flour mill in Northern California, livestock, building materials. mining equipment and even a bakery at the Red Bluff Store.
Alpheus Bull and several others also owned the Shasta, the first steam vessel built in the state of California.
In 1855, Alpheus visited his family in Bullville, New York and returned to Red Bluff with his bride, Sarah Carey Acres of Boston. They built a house and started a family.
Henry Harding Bull, born in 1856, was the only child born in Shasta County.
The other children were:
Emma, 1857
Mary, 1858
Esther, 1859
Alpheus II (who designed the Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park), 1861
Horace, 1863.
1860 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 44 NY banker
Sarah C. Bull 44 MA
Henry M. Bull 4 CA
Esther Bull 1 CA
1870 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 54 NY banker
Sarah Bull 54 MA
Henry Bull 13 CA
Esther Bull 11 CA
Alpheus Bull 8 CA
Emma Miles 27 NY
Gertrude Miles 24 NY
1880 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 64 NY capitalist
Jennie C. Bull 35 IL wife
Alpheus Bull 18 CA son (mother was Sarah)
Jennie W. Bull 5 CA daughter
Charles F. Bull 3 CA daughter
Edith L. Bull 6 months CA daughter
Daily Alta California 17 May 1890
A Sad Accident
Alpheus Bull Drowned In the Bay Near Fort Point
"About 7 o'clock yesterday morning Alpheus Bull, Sr., the Vice-President of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, was accidentally drowned by falling off the breakwater near, Fort Point. The body was recovered about forty-five minutes later. Mr. Bull and his wife and two youngest daughters left their residence at the northwest corner of Francisco and Leavenworth streets for their usual morning drive to and through the Presidio reservation and close to Fort Point.. When this latter place was reached Mr. Bull told the coachman to stop, as he wanted to get out. He alighted, and was gone for so long a time that his wife became alarmed and went in search of him. After looking about for some time she gave a shriek and fell insensible to the ground, having seen the dead body of her husband tossing on the rocks near the breakwater. She was replaced in the carriage and all haste was made to the city, where the report was given and the Coroner started out for and took charge of the body. The deceased was one of the most respected citizens of this city, and was reputed to be a millionaire. He was a native of New York, and would have been 74 years of age on the 9th of next month. He came to California in 1849, but remained in this city a very short time, going to Red Bluff and Shasta, where fortune favored him. and it was not long before he was recognized as one «f the most prominent merchants of the northern part of the State. He afterward became the head of the then well-known firm of Bull, Baker & Co. Having acquired a large fortune as his share of the business, he retired and settled in San Francisco. For the past twenty-five years he has been prominently identified with many of the corporations of this city and State, and during his long; residence here be has been a Director of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He also devoted considerable attention to mining operations, and was President of the Gould & Curry and several other mining companies. For a number of years past he had been suffering from asthma. The deceased was twice married and his second wife survives him. By his first marriage he had two tons, Alpheus, Jr., and Henry M., both of whom are living. The first-named is an engineer, engaged in the construction of cable roads. Henry has a large farm near Denverton, Solano county, which he personally superintends. Deceased also had several children by his second wife."
"Alpheus Bull was born at Bullville, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1816 (his obituary states 9 Jun) he was the fifth of fourteen children born to Henry and Jane Stitt Bull. Little is known of his early life except that he was an ininerant preacher of the Universalist Church, who spent his time in the East traveling, preaching and doing church related work.
In March of 1849, Alpheus Bull joined the Lafayette, California. Mercantile Mining Company which was organized for an overland trip to California. The Gold Rush was well under way and although Alpheus Bull was not convinced of the abundance of gold in California, he anticipated using his ministerial calling during an exciting trip. The party left Lafayette, Indiana and traveled through Mexico to Mazatlan and by ship to San Francisco, arriving in late July of 1849.
Alpheus and several others were successful prospecting at Nigger Hill. (This name has disappeared, but research shows that Murphy's Flat is on the side of Nigger Hill and Watson Gulch, nearby.) Within the year Alpheus Bull, George Baker, and William Robbins decided to become merchants of mining supplies.
Baker went to San Francisco to purchase supplies and ship them by riverboat to Red Bluff. Bull established a business in Red Bluff to receive this merchandise, sell it to miners there or send it by wagon to Shasta, where Robins maintained their other store.
Eventually the firm supplied mining camps from the Sacramento River east to the Sierra foothills as well as to the northern mines. By 1854, they were acting as a bank for local miners. The firm's other ventures included the first flour mill in Northern California, livestock, building materials. mining equipment and even a bakery at the Red Bluff Store.
Alpheus Bull and several others also owned the Shasta, the first steam vessel built in the state of California.
In 1855, Alpheus visited his family in Bullville, New York and returned to Red Bluff with his bride, Sarah Carey Acres of Boston. They built a house and started a family.
Henry Harding Bull, born in 1856, was the only child born in Shasta County.
The other children were:
Emma, 1857
Mary, 1858
Esther, 1859
Alpheus II (who designed the Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park), 1861
Horace, 1863.
1860 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 44 NY banker
Sarah C. Bull 44 MA
Henry M. Bull 4 CA
Esther Bull 1 CA
1870 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 54 NY banker
Sarah Bull 54 MA
Henry Bull 13 CA
Esther Bull 11 CA
Alpheus Bull 8 CA
Emma Miles 27 NY
Gertrude Miles 24 NY
1880 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Alpheus Bull 64 NY capitalist
Jennie C. Bull 35 IL wife
Alpheus Bull 18 CA son (mother was Sarah)
Jennie W. Bull 5 CA daughter
Charles F. Bull 3 CA daughter
Edith L. Bull 6 months CA daughter
Daily Alta California 17 May 1890
A Sad Accident
Alpheus Bull Drowned In the Bay Near Fort Point
"About 7 o'clock yesterday morning Alpheus Bull, Sr., the Vice-President of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, was accidentally drowned by falling off the breakwater near, Fort Point. The body was recovered about forty-five minutes later. Mr. Bull and his wife and two youngest daughters left their residence at the northwest corner of Francisco and Leavenworth streets for their usual morning drive to and through the Presidio reservation and close to Fort Point.. When this latter place was reached Mr. Bull told the coachman to stop, as he wanted to get out. He alighted, and was gone for so long a time that his wife became alarmed and went in search of him. After looking about for some time she gave a shriek and fell insensible to the ground, having seen the dead body of her husband tossing on the rocks near the breakwater. She was replaced in the carriage and all haste was made to the city, where the report was given and the Coroner started out for and took charge of the body. The deceased was one of the most respected citizens of this city, and was reputed to be a millionaire. He was a native of New York, and would have been 74 years of age on the 9th of next month. He came to California in 1849, but remained in this city a very short time, going to Red Bluff and Shasta, where fortune favored him. and it was not long before he was recognized as one «f the most prominent merchants of the northern part of the State. He afterward became the head of the then well-known firm of Bull, Baker & Co. Having acquired a large fortune as his share of the business, he retired and settled in San Francisco. For the past twenty-five years he has been prominently identified with many of the corporations of this city and State, and during his long; residence here be has been a Director of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. He also devoted considerable attention to mining operations, and was President of the Gould & Curry and several other mining companies. For a number of years past he had been suffering from asthma. The deceased was twice married and his second wife survives him. By his first marriage he had two tons, Alpheus, Jr., and Henry M., both of whom are living. The first-named is an engineer, engaged in the construction of cable roads. Henry has a large farm near Denverton, Solano county, which he personally superintends. Deceased also had several children by his second wife."
Gravesite Details
Interment here 18 May 1890.
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