Weston A. Ogden

1826 - Yes, date unknown

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• Name	Weston A. Ogden  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	27 Mar 1826	Genoa Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1849-1853	, , California, USA   [6]
  	goldminer
  Occupation	Abt 1858	, , Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	in oil regions.
  Occupation	1855-1858	Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	owner of general merchandise business
  Occupation	Abt 1859	King Ferry, Cayuga, New York, USA   [9]
  	store owner
  Occupation	1879	Genoa Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA   [10]
  	merchant
  Residence	1883	King Ferry, Cayuga, New York, USA   [11]
  Story	1849-1953	, , California, USA   [12]
  	Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849
  	On Apr 25, 1883, Weston A. Ogden read a paper (attached) before the Cayuga County Historical Society, describing the Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849. He, along with 78 others, had paid $500 into the Company, whose objective was "to engage in mining, trading and such other business in the territory of California, and at such other places as shall be deemed by the Company for the best interests of the same." The paper describes: o The Company articles of association. o The purchase of a ship, the barque, Belvidere, to transport the men, equipment and supplies from New York City to San Francisco, via Cape Horn. o Leaving New York City on Mar 2, 1849. o Rounding Cape Horn on June 23rd. o 1st landfall at Callao, Peru; July 29th; returned to sea; August 7th. o Landing at San Francisco; October 8th, after 212 days shipboard. o Spending several weeks in San Francisco, working at odd jobs to make money for the common fund. o An initial party of 19 men, who went to the Mariposa mines, via Stockton, and worked fairly successfully until the spring of 1850 before returning to San Francisco. o The Company in San Francisco had disintegrated from sickness, death, and men leaving for other ventures; only part having gone into the mines. o In April, at the 1st annual meeting, a vote was taken to dissolve the Company, which had not been a financial success. Having paid in $500, only about $300 were returned in dividends. o Ogden then formed a party with 3 other men to return to the mines. They worked on the Bear River for 3 months, before moving to the Big Auburn ravine at Ophir, 3 miles from Auburn. He describes how they lived and mined until 1853, when he returned home to Cayuga Co., NY. o The names of the men of the Company are listed, along with their current location in 1883, where known. Ogden concluded with: o "I know of no one in our party who became suddenly rich, or made a fortune in three or four years." o "We were boys then, with our hearts filled with bright dreams and golden hopes."
  		Collections of Cayuga Co., NY, Historical Society, No. 6 - Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849 [5836A] 1888 (title page) [from Hathi Trust Digital Library]
  		Collections of Cayuga Co., NY, Historical Society, No. 6 - Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849 [5836A] 1888 p. 125-151 [from Hathi Trust Digital Library]
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I7693	Quigley Doyle Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	David Baker Ogden, Jr.           b. 13 Mar 1802, Genoa Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA           d. 27 Jul 1888  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Harriet Allen           d. Aft 1826
  Relationship	biological
  Married	Bef 1826  [13, 14]
  Children	1. Weston A. Ogden           b. 27 Mar 1826, Genoa Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA           d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen M. Adams           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [15]
  Children	1. Walter Ogden           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]   2. Augusta Ogden           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F2800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 27 Mar 1826 - Genoa Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA Occupation - goldminer - 1849-1853 - , , California, USA Occupation - Abt 1858 - , , Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - owner of general merchandise business - 1855-1858 - Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA Occupation - store owner - Abt 1859 - King Ferry, Cayuga, New York, USA Occupation - merchant - 1879 - Genoa Twp., Cayuga, New York, USA Residence - 1883 - King Ferry, Cayuga, New York, USA Story - Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849 - 1849-1953 - , , California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. Name Weston A. Ogden. [S6294] Collections of Cayuga Co., NY, Historical Society, No. 6; 1888 - Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849 [5836A], (Auburn, New york: Jas. W. Burroughs, 1888.), 5836A., Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849: 125-151. Name W. A. Ogden. [S3151] History of Cayuga Co., New York; 1879 [5837], Elliot G. Storke and Jas. H. Smith, (Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co., 1879.), 5837., xix. Name Weston A. Ogden. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. Born Mar 27, 1826; Genoa Twp., Cayuga Co., NY. [S3151] History of Cayuga Co., New York; 1879 [5837], Elliot G. Storke and Jas. H. Smith, (Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co., 1879.), 5837., xix. Born 1826 in Cayuga Co., NY. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. In 1849 went to the goldfields in California; returning in 1853. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. Worked in the oil regions of Pennsylvania for about a year. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. in 1855 he bought a general merchandise business in Galesburg, IL, where he remained for several years. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. "... bought a store at King's Ferry, NY." [S3151] History of Cayuga Co., New York; 1879 [5837], Elliot G. Storke and Jas. H. Smith, (Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co., 1879.), 5837., xix. Merchant; PO Genoa, Twp., Cayuga Co., NY. [S6294] Collections of Cayuga Co., NY, Historical Society, No. 6; 1888 - Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849 [5836A], (Auburn, New york: Jas. W. Burroughs, 1888.), 5836A., Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849: 125-151. Residence King Ferry, Cayuga Co., NY; 1883. [S6294] Collections of Cayuga Co., NY, Historical Society, No. 6; 1888 - Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849 [5836A], (Auburn, New york: Jas. W. Burroughs, 1888.), 5836A., Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849: 125-151. On Apr 25, 1883, Weston A. Ogden read a paper before the Cayuga County Historical Society, describing the Cayuga Joint Stock Company of 1849. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551. [Date of marriage based on birth year of son; 1826]. [S3146] The Ogden Family in America, Elizabethtown Branch; 1907 [5838], William Ogden Wheeler, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1907.), 5838., Capt. David Ogden Family: 170-171. [S3147] Biographical Review, The Leading Citizens of Cayuga Co., NY; 1894 - Weston A. Ogden [5835B], (Boston, Massachusetts: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894.), 5835B., Weston A. Ogden: 550-551.