Sacramento County Biographies

FRED SUGDEN

Transcribed by: Nancy Pratt Melton

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SAN JOAQUIN TOWNSHIP. 
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	of the firm of Johnson & Sugden, lives at Florin his Post Office 
ten miles from Sacramento; he was born in Halifax, in 1832, and remained there 
until 1839; then went to sea, and from that early period of his life was in 
various capacities on the ocean until 1852. He came to California, leaving New 
York as master of the vessel Marion Page, which was loaded with war supplies for 
the insurgents who were opposed to the government William Walker was endeavoring 
to establish in Nicaragua. The vessel's name was changed to Teresa, and was 
afterward in the service of the famous filibuster. Mr. Sugden has resided in 
California ever since; twelve years of the time was engaged in mining at various 
places. In 1875 engaged in present business of general merchandising. 
 
Source: History of Sacramento County, California With Illustrations 1880 by 
Thompson & West.