A German who became a Mexican citizen, Charles Hubbard was captain of the ship Peor es Nada, chartered by Isaac Sparks for sea otter hunting. Hubbard may have taken the ship to San Nicolas Island in 1835 and returned to San Pedro with the Nicoleños. He was in charge when the ship capsized at the entrance to San Francisco Bay in early 1836. His name was written as Gerard Kuppertz in Mexican California documents.
DATE OF BIRTH: Unknown
PLACE OF BIRTH: Germany
DATE OF DEATH: Unknown
PLACE OF DEATH: Unknown
References
Bancroft, Hubert Howe. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, a History of California, Vol. 3. San Francisco: History Company (1885): 383.
Ellison, William H., ed. The Life and Adventures of George Nidever [1802–1883]: Life Story of a Remarkable California Pioneer Told in his Own Words and None Wasted Santa Barbara: McNally & Loftin, 1984: 36, 107 fn.98.
Morris, Susan L., John R. Johnson, Steven J. Schwartz, René L. Vellanoweth, Glenn J. Farris, Sara L. Schwebel. “The Nicoleños in Los Angeles: Documenting the Fate of the Lone Woman’s Community.” Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology 36, 1 (2016).
Ogden, Adele. Trading Vessels on the California Coast, 1786–1848. Unpublished manuscript, 1979. Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Provincial State Papers: Benicia, Military 1834–1845,” Internet Archive, digital images, Archive.org (https://www.archive.org/details/168035972_80_2_2: accessed December 9, 2014), LXXXI, 227 (stamped), 17 (penned).
DATE OF BIRTH: Unknown
PLACE OF BIRTH: Germany
DATE OF DEATH: Unknown
PLACE OF DEATH: Unknown
References
Bancroft, Hubert Howe. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, a History of California, Vol. 3. San Francisco: History Company (1885): 383.
Ellison, William H., ed. The Life and Adventures of George Nidever [1802–1883]: Life Story of a Remarkable California Pioneer Told in his Own Words and None Wasted Santa Barbara: McNally & Loftin, 1984: 36, 107 fn.98.
Morris, Susan L., John R. Johnson, Steven J. Schwartz, René L. Vellanoweth, Glenn J. Farris, Sara L. Schwebel. “The Nicoleños in Los Angeles: Documenting the Fate of the Lone Woman’s Community.” Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology 36, 1 (2016).
Ogden, Adele. Trading Vessels on the California Coast, 1786–1848. Unpublished manuscript, 1979. Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Provincial State Papers: Benicia, Military 1834–1845,” Internet Archive, digital images, Archive.org (https://www.archive.org/details/168035972_80_2_2: accessed December 9, 2014), LXXXI, 227 (stamped), 17 (penned).
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