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744 PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX. citizenship, dated at Mont. April 19, 44. iv. 341. He seems to have been one of Capt. Gantt s men in the Micheltorena campaign of 45 (v. 484), and was prominent among the Bears in 46, taking part in the stealing of Arce s horses and the capture of Sonoma, v. 78, 107, 110, 147. As lieut of the Bear army he commanded in the fight at Olompali, the only one of the revolt, v. 153, 164-9; went south with Fremont; returned with Maddox in Aug.; and later served in the final campaign as capt. of Co. B, Cal. Bat. v. 184, 282, 289, 361, 434. In 48 he settled in Tehama Co., where in 51 he married Susan Wilson, and in 56 was accidentally shot and killed at the age of 33. Ford s narrative of the Bear Flag Revolt, a MS. furnished to me by Rev. S. H. Willey, for whom it was written in 51, is noticed in v. 189. Not much is definitely known of Ford, but he appears to have been a good man of strong prejudices. F. (Henry), 1847, perhaps of N.Y.Vol. under another name. F, (John), 1827, mr of the Favorite, iii. 147. F. (Noah E.), 1847, in letter list at S.F. 47-8. F. (Patrick), 1847, Co. E, N.Y.Vol. (v. 499); a deserter in 48; killed by Rogue Riv. Ind. 66. Forero (Ramon), doubtful name in a S.F. list 35. Forney (Peter), 1846, Co. C, 1st U.S. dragoons (v. 336). Forrest (B.), 1841, clerk on the U.S. St Louis. F. (French), 1840-1, com. of the U.S. St Louis, iv. 36-7, 106; commodore in Confed. navy 62. F. (Richard), 1846, lieut on the Portsmouth and Levant. F. (Sam.), 1848, lot at S.F. For rester (Geo. H. H.), 1847, Co. K, N.Y.Vol. (v. 499). Forsgreen (John), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). Forster (John), 1833, nat. of England, who came to Guaymas in 31, and in 33 on the Facio belonging to his uncle James Johnson to Cal. , return ing to Sonora on the vessel as master, and coming back to Los Ang. by land the same year. iii. 365, 382, 389, 397, 509. He made other trips to Son. for his uncle, and in 36 announced his intention to remain permanently, claiming 7 years residence in Mex. territory and 4 in Cal. ; in 37 married Isidora, sis ter of Pio Pico; in 40-3 at S. Pedro as shipping agent, part of the time capt. of the port. iv. 322, 636. In 44 he settled at S. Juan Cap. , purchasing the ex-mission estate in 45, and living there for 20 years, iv. 553, 558, 621, 627; grantee of rancho de la Nacion 45. iv. 621; juezdepaz 45-7. iv. 627; v. 623- 4; in 46 for a time in charge of S. Luis Rey, having trouble with Fremont, and aiding Goy. Pico to escape, v. 267, 278, 620; grantee of Trabuco. iv. 635; had a Cal. claim (v. 462); aided Stockton in the campaign of 47. v. 388. In 64 Forster bought the Sta Margarita rancho of Pio Pico, where he spent the rest of his life, dying in 84 at the age of 70. Don Juan was a man who was liked and respected by all who knew him, that is, by everybody in southern Cal. and hundreds more, a genial ranchero, famous for the hospitalities of his Sta Margarita home. He was for many years a man of immense wealth; formed several plans for colonization on a grand scale, which were never car ried out; but was harassed in the later years by litigation and other troubles; and the estate was sold before his death. At his rancho in 74 he gave me a narrative of early experiences; and in 78 dictated his more complete Pioneer Data, giving also a few original papers. His wife died a short time before his death. In 46, ace. to the S. Juan padron, there were G children: Emerico and Dolores (perhaps error of copyist), Marcos Antonio b. 40, Francisco 42, Ana Maria 43, Juan Fernando 45. Francisco, or Chico, killed by a woman at Los Angeles after 80. Mark Antony and John still live in S. Diego Co. 85. Two of Don Juan s brothers, Hugh and Thomas, came to Cal. after 48. Fort, see Ford. Forsyth (Thomas), 1834, Irish ship-carpenter who came on the Leonor; still at Mont. 37. Fortuni (Buenaventura), 1806, Span, friar who served 34 years as a mis sionary in Cal., chiefly at S. Jose" and Solano, dying at Sta B. in 40. Biog. iii. 659; ment. ii. 138, 159-60, 322, 375, 394, 505, 598-9, 623, 655; iii. 96, 318, 346, 622-3, 658, 660, 719; iv. 63, 66. Fosdick (Jay), 1846, of the Donner party from IU. ; died in the mts. v. 530, 534, 537. His wife, Sarah Graves, sur vived, marrying Wm Ritchie in 48, and Samuel Spiers in ^56; died near Watson ville in 71. Foster, 1833, one of Hall J. Kelley s companions in the trip across Mex.,