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California Pioneer Register and Index
1542—1848
Extracted from History of California, 7 volumes,
originally published 1884-90, Hubert Howe Bancroft.

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Note: Minor formatting changes have been made to the original to make the entries easier to read.

Zabriskie (Jerome), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reënl.; in Utah '82.

Zaldíbar (Pedro), 1818, deserter from Bouchard's insurgents. ii. 241.

Zalvidea (José María), 1805, Span. friar whose missionary service was chiefly at S. Gabriel and S. Juan Cap. He died at S. Luis Rey in '46. Biog. v. 620-1; ment. ii. 48-50, 109, 114-15, 159-60, 352, 355-6, 394, 555, 567-8, 655; iii. 91, 96, 102, 317, 358, 625, 627; iv. 371, 422, 622-4.

Zamora (Ignacio), soldier at the Colorado pueblos 1780-1; killed by Ind. i. 359, 362.

Zamora (Juan), capt. appointed for Cal.; did not come. iii. 54.

Zamora (Manuel), Mex. soldier of the Hidalgo piquete at Mont. '30, age 26.

Zamora (Nicanor), supl. com. de policía at Mont. '36. iii. 675.

Zamorano (Agustin Vicente), 1825, Mex. alférez who came with Echeandía; nat. of Florida, of Spanish parentage; capt. of the Mont. comp. from '31, and of the S. Diego comp. from '35. He left Cal. in '38, but returned in '42 as lieut-col, and died in that year at S. Diego. He is named in the Mont. padron of '36 as 36 years old, wife Luisa Argüello, child. Dolores b. '27 (married J. M. Flores), Luis '29, Gonzalo '32, Guadalupe '33 (married Henry Dalton), Josefa '34, and Agustin '36. An Eulalia is also named by Hayes as having married Vicente Estudillo. Of the sons I have no record. Biog. of the capt. iii. 559-61; ment. ii. 543-4, 549, 608, 669, 676; iii. 13-14, 33, 44, 47, 50, 61-2, 81, 84, 91, 99, 102, 205, 214, 220-32, 239, 243, 347, 364, 441, 445, 463, 515-20, 533, 549, 556, 568-9, 608, 614, 669-71; iv. 68, 290, 408, 619; v. 365.

Zampay, chief of the Yolo Ind. '36. iv. 72.

Zarembo (Dionisio), 1827, mr of the Okhotsk '27-9. iii. 148; and of the Urup '31-2. iii. 213, 384; again in Cal. '45 as Russian agent. iv. 187-8.

Zavaleta (Aniceto María), Mex. artilleryman at S. Diego '21 and earlier, a somewhat unmanageable fellow, though a good soldier. He became sergt, and about '28 was retired as teniente de premio; serious charges against him in '31; had much trouble in collecting his pay in later years; sec. of the ayunt. at S. D. '41. iv. 619; ment. in '45. iv. 508.

Zavalishin (W.), 1824, Russ. agent who visited Cal.; author of a work on the Russ. colony, Delo o Koloniy Ross. ii. 641, 647.

Zeballos (Areaco), 1791, Span. lieut in Malaspina's exped. i. 490.

Zeilin (Jacob), 1846, lieut of marines on the Congress; acting capt. in Stockton's Bat. '46-7. v. 281, 385, 391-5; perhaps 'Zielin.'

Zenon, Ind. leader of a plot at S. Jos‚ '42. iv. 338.

Zerman (John Napoleon), 1846 (?), Fr. lieut at Waterloo; veteran of many campaigns; in Mex. war; in Cal. '49 et seq. and in '74; possibly in '46.

Zertaje, 1821, mr or sup. of the S.F. Javier. ii. 440, 202.

Zetch (August), 1847, gen. accredited to N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); settled at Petaluma; d. at S. F. '79; prob. the following.

Zetschsky (Charles), 1847, Co. C, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Petaluma '83. Clark.

Zimmerman (Bernard), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518).

Zimmerman (W.), 1847, ditto; in Cal. '64.

Zindel (Louis), 1844, one of Frémont's party; prob. did not come to Cal. iv. 437.

Zinky (D.), 1846, doubtful name of the Cal. Bat. (v. 358).

Zinns (Geo.), 1846, nat. of Lorraine, and overl. immig.; Cal. Bat. (v. 358); married Mrs Wolfinger at Sutter's fort '47, and is said to have built the first brick house at Sac. He was later a brewer and fruit-grower, but being ruined by fire and again by slickens, he lived on a chicken ranch from '72, and died at Oakland in '85 at the age of '86.

Zittle (Michael), 1847, Co. I, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499).

Zorrilla (Francisco), 1842, named as in charge of the Los Ang. gold mines. iv. 630.

Zúñiga (José), 1781, lieut of the S. Diego comp., acting as habilitado and com. to 1793. Later capt. at Tucson, Sonora; lieut-col 1810. He was one of the most efficient of the old presidio officers. Biog. i. 645-6; ment i. 335, 340, 343, 372, 396, 398, 400, 441, 454, 461-3, 467, 484, 502, 522, 653; ii. 78.

Zúñiga (Guillermo), land-owner at Los Ang. '39, age 48.

Zúñiga (Nicolás), soldier of the Mont. comp. '36, age '21.

Zúñiga (Pio Quinto), soldier of the S. Juan Cap. escolta 1776-9. i. 303.

Zúñiga (Ramon), soldier at Mont. '36, age 25.

Zúñiga (Valentin), at Los Ang. '39, age 42.

Zúñiga (Ventura), boy at Los Ang. 1802; soldier in '10. ii. 91.

Zurrillaga, 1824, mr of the Constancia. ii. 519.

Zurita (José), murderer at S. Juan B. '44. iv. 662.

END OF PIONEER REGISTER.