General Notes

Came to California in the Gold Rush pior to 1850.

One must remember that the Spanish name of a married woman is GIVEN NAME followed by MAIDEN NAME followed by "de" MARRIED NAME. Therefore, when Ysabella Fitch married John Grant she became Ysabella Fitch de Grant. Then when Anita Fitch married John Grant she became Anita Fitch de Grant. The "de" means that she is now a member of the Grant Family. [ Source: Antonia Goltz via e-mail]

Marriage Cert.:
From Sonoma County:

"This is to certify that, on the 4th day of September 1862, at the town of Healdburg, and in the presence of J. Alberson, Joseph Fitch, and others,; I joined in Holy Matrimony, John D. Grant, of Sonoma County, aged 34 years, and Mary Anita Fitch, of Sonoma County, aged 16 years, such marriage preformed according to the usages of the Baptist Church.
Signed: G.W. Paddock