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[[Image:gleed2.png|left|thumb|350px|The Herald 12/08/1867]]GLEED, Ambrose (Gloucester, England, May 22, 1831--Menlo Park, CA, Apr, 29, 1896) Gleed came to the United States on September 28, 1849 and lived in Buffalo, New York through 1855 when he moved in Dubuque. (1) | [[Image:gleed2.png|left|thumb|350px|The Herald 12/08/1867]]GLEED, Ambrose (Gloucester, England, May 22, 1831--Menlo Park, CA, Apr, 29, 1896) Gleed came to the United States on September 28, 1849 and lived in Buffalo, New York through 1855 when he moved in Dubuque. (1) | ||
On May 14, 1873 | On May 14, 1873 according to the ''Quad-City Times'' a half dozen on his customers from the Quad Cities had their stocks of liquor they had bought from him seized or they had been jailed. Gleed, a British subject, intended to file a suit in the United States States court on the ground that the State had no right to forbid what the general government licensed. (2) | ||
On December 4, 1874 a fire at his brewery destroyed 5,000 bushels of barley. The loss was estimated at $30,000 and he carried $15,000 worth of insurance. (3) | On December 4, 1874 a fire at his brewery destroyed 5,000 bushels of barley. The loss was estimated at $30,000 and he carried $15,000 worth of insurance. (3) | ||
In the inquest into his death in Redwood City where he was recuperating, a newspaper article stated that Gleed, a wealthy landowner in San Francisco, had died of heart failure. ( | In a letter published locally in 1879 Gleed mentioned living in Sydney, New South Wales. He was beginning the manufacture of vinegar. (4) | ||
In 1880 Gleed, his wife and two daughters were living in Australia. (5) | |||
In the inquest into his death in Redwood City where he was recuperating, a newspaper article stated that Gleed, a wealthy landowner in San Francisco, had died of heart failure. (6) His survivors included his two married daughters--Mrs. Fannie Halasberry of San Francisco and Mrs. Frank Haswell of Sacramento. (7) | |||
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3. Ibid. | 3. Ibid. | ||
4. Ibid. | 4. "Ambrose Gleed," ''The Daily Herald'', August 21, 1879, p. 4 | ||
5. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Daily Herald'', June 23, 1880, p. 4 | |||
6. Ibid. | |||
7. Ibid. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:17, 4 June 2026
GLEED, Ambrose (Gloucester, England, May 22, 1831--Menlo Park, CA, Apr, 29, 1896) Gleed came to the United States on September 28, 1849 and lived in Buffalo, New York through 1855 when he moved in Dubuque. (1)
On May 14, 1873 according to the Quad-City Times a half dozen on his customers from the Quad Cities had their stocks of liquor they had bought from him seized or they had been jailed. Gleed, a British subject, intended to file a suit in the United States States court on the ground that the State had no right to forbid what the general government licensed. (2)
On December 4, 1874 a fire at his brewery destroyed 5,000 bushels of barley. The loss was estimated at $30,000 and he carried $15,000 worth of insurance. (3)
In a letter published locally in 1879 Gleed mentioned living in Sydney, New South Wales. He was beginning the manufacture of vinegar. (4)
In 1880 Gleed, his wife and two daughters were living in Australia. (5)
In the inquest into his death in Redwood City where he was recuperating, a newspaper article stated that Gleed, a wealthy landowner in San Francisco, had died of heart failure. (6) His survivors included his two married daughters--Mrs. Fannie Halasberry of San Francisco and Mrs. Frank Haswell of Sacramento. (7)
See: AMBROSE GLEED
Source:
1. Ancestry.com search
2. Ancestry.com "Ambrose Gleed"
3. Ibid.
4. "Ambrose Gleed," The Daily Herald, August 21, 1879, p. 4
5. "Caught on the Fly," The Daily Herald, June 23, 1880, p. 4
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.