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John Charles Fremont was an American explorer. He was born in 1813 at Norfolk, Virginia and died in 1890. Educated at Charleston, South Carolina, after a brief service in the navy he joined the US corps of topographical engineers, and married the daughter of Senator Benton. In 1842 he explored a portion of the Rocky Mountains. In 1843 and 1844, with remarkable skill and energy, he conducted an exploration of the regions of Utah, the basin of the Columbia, and the passes of the Sierra Nevada. In 1846, while in conduct of another exploration in California, he assisted in the Bear Flag War, alleging instructions from George Washington, co-operated with Commodore Stockton in the conquest of California, but was court-martialed for disobedience to General Kearny.
In 1848 he explored, amid great hardships, the paths from Sante Fe to Sacramento, and made a similar expedition in 1853 and 1854. These explorations made him famous as the 'Pathfinder', and in 1856 the new Republican party made him its candidate for the Presidency, but was defeated. In 1861 he commanded in Missouri, but, prematurely ordering emancipation, was removed. In 1862 he commanded against Jackson in the Valley. In 1864 he was nominated for the Presidency by a convention of radical Republicans dissatisfied with Abraham Lincoln, but finally withdrew.
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John Sutter was an American colonist. He was born in 1803 and died in 1880. He went to America from Baden in 1834. In 1841 he founded a settlement on the present site of Sacramento. The first gold in California was found on his estate in 1848.
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The Patwin are a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California.
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Thomas Sanchez was a Spanish Jesuit. He was born in 1550 at Cordova and died in 1610. He became the head of the school of the order at Granada, and wrote a cynical book on marriage, 'De Sacramento Matrimonii' published in 1592.
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Sam Elliott is an American actor, producer and writer. He was born in 1944 at Sacramento, California.
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Yuki Shimoda was an American actor. He was born in 1921 at Sacramento, California and died in 1981.
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Adrienne Barbeau is an American actress. She was born in 1945 at Sacramento, California.
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Barbi Benton (also known as Barbara Benton) is an American glamour model, actress and composer. She was born in 1950 at Sacramento, California.
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Kate Levering is an American actress. She was born in 1979 at Sacramento, California.
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Merrin Dungey is an American actress. She was born in 1971 at Sacramento, California.
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