Farnham, Thomas Jefferson, 1804-1848
Variant namesThomas Jefferson Farnham emigrated overland to Oregon in 1839 as a member of the Peoria Party, serving as captain. He spent some time at Fort Vancouver and wrote about Oregon, before traveling to the Hawaiian Islands. He died in San Francisco, California on September 13, 1848.
From the description of Papers, 1839-ca. 1900. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 38484071
Retired professor emeritus of history at Southern Connecticut State University; author of Weston: the forging of a Connecticut town; A child I set much by: a life of Nathan Hale; The Regulators of North Carolina; and Fairfield: the biography of a community, 1639-1989, published for the Fairfield Historical Society by Phoenix Publishers, West Kennebunk, Me., 1988; second revised edition, 2000.
From the description of Thomas J. Farnham papers, undated. (Fairfield Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 85182112
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Birth 1804
Death 1848-09-13
