Christian Brunner
From RoyalWeb
(add links) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Christian Brunner (or Bruner), and his wife Maria (Mary) were a Swiss German couple who traveled overland to [[California]] in 1846. After their arrival they settled near [[Sutter's Fort]]. | Christian Brunner (or Bruner), and his wife Maria (Mary) were a Swiss German couple who traveled overland to [[California]] in 1846. After their arrival they settled near [[Sutter's Fort]]. | ||
| − | Another group of 1846 emigrants, the [[Donner Party]], was not so fortunate. They were trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada and forced to spend the winter there. Many starved to death. | + | Another group of 1846 emigrants, the [[Donner Party]], was not so fortunate. They were trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada and forced to spend the winter there. Many starved to death. The following spring, rescuers set out from the California settlements and brought out the survivors, including the five orphaned daughters of George Donner. Christian and Mary Brunner took in the two youngest, Georgia and Eliza, aged four and five. The little girls called the Brunners "Grandma" and "Grandpa." |
"A few months later [they] moved to [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] where they opened a butcher shop and dairy. The dairy on Second Street East, about two blocks south of the plaza. The butcher shop on First Street East, a few doors north of where First joins Napa Street" (Robert Parmalee, "Pioneer Sonoma") | "A few months later [they] moved to [[Sonoma County, California|Sonoma]] where they opened a butcher shop and dairy. The dairy on Second Street East, about two blocks south of the plaza. The butcher shop on First Street East, a few doors north of where First joins Napa Street" (Robert Parmalee, "Pioneer Sonoma") | ||
