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John Gilroy (1794–1869), also known as Juan Bautista Gilroy, spent the next few years moving around among the missions, pueblos and ranchos, plying his trade as a cooper (barrel maker). At first, by his own account in an 1856 letter to Thomas O. Larkin , Gilroy was one of only two English-speakers resident in Alta California. [14]
- 200 ft (61 m)
- Santa Clara
195 Fifth Street, Gilroy, CA 95020 (408) 846-0446 . ... Our sesquicentennial edition of John Gilroy's biography is an 85 page thoroughly researched book, originally a ...
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John Cameron (Gilroy): First English-Speaking Settler in California. John Cameron was born in a southern district of Inverness-shire, Scotland in 1794. At 19, he left home, hiring aboard a British trading ship which arrived, in 1814, at what was then the Spanish harbor of Monterey.
From the San Francisco Bulletin. JOHN GILROY, after whom the town of Gilroy, Santa Clara County, is named, and who is probably the oldest living foreign settler of California, is just now...
You can stroll through historic downtown Gilroy to learn fascinating facts about our founder, John Cameron Gilroy, and the garlic that’s made Gilroy famous around the world. You can explore a county park and the Gilroy Museum to learn about the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians who lived here centuries ago.
The Gilroy Museum is open for visitors during it's regular hours. For additional news and announcements, visit the Gilroy Historical Society's homepage or its Facebook page . The new John Gilroy biography is available for purchase at the Gilroy Museum.
This cemetery, which is tucked away in an older part of town with neighborhoods built around it, contains the resting places of well-known founding families of Gilroy and surrounding areas (including John Gilroy, the city’s namesake). While it is undergoing some renovation and upkeep, it is still a place to find intriguing historical gravestones.
