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'''David Norris''' (d.1884) came to California in 1847 with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers Stevenson's New York Volunteers], to fight in the Mexican-American War. Like [[Dreher, John|John Dreher]], [[Ball, Frank|Frank Ball]], (and others including [[Stevenson, Jonathan D.|Stevenson himself]]), Ball stayed in California after the war, and ended up in Santa Cruz (presumably before 1850). It's not known (yet) when Norris moved to Alameda County. | '''David Norris''' (d.1884) came to California in 1847 with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers Stevenson's New York Volunteers], to fight in the Mexican-American War. Like [[Dreher, John|John Dreher]], [[Ball, Frank|Frank Ball]], (and others including [[Stevenson, Jonathan D.|Stevenson himself]]), Ball stayed in California after the war, and ended up in Santa Cruz (presumably before 1850). It's not known (yet) when Norris moved to Alameda County. | ||
*Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented in [https://archive.org/details/cu31924020403162/page/n12/mode/2up "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war"], an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive (note: the list of names does not include all of those whose service in this regiment is noted in other sources - including Norris). | |||
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Revision as of 16:21, 14 November 2025
David Norris (d.1884) came to California in 1847 with Stevenson's New York Volunteers, to fight in the Mexican-American War. Like John Dreher, Frank Ball, (and others including Stevenson himself), Ball stayed in California after the war, and ended up in Santa Cruz (presumably before 1850). It's not known (yet) when Norris moved to Alameda County.
- Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented in "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war", an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive (note: the list of names does not include all of those whose service in this regiment is noted in other sources - including Norris).