Son of Fremont's Guide Buried
SAN LUIS OBISPO - Oct. 14 Funeral services were held here Friday for Thomas F. Foxen, 74, son of the late William B. Foxen, who acted as guide for General John Fremont, when he captured California from the Mexican government.
The elder Foxen is said to have saved the entire Fremont force from annihilation in Gaviota Pass, when the Mexicans had gathered in ambush, by taking them through the San Marcos Pass into Santa Barbara. Thomas F. is survived by a widow and brothers.
Son of Fremont's Guide Buried
SAN LUIS OBISPO - Oct. 14 Funeral services were held here Friday for Thomas F. Foxen, 74, son of the late William B. Foxen, who acted as guide for General John Fremont, when he captured California from the Mexican government.
The elder Foxen is said to have saved the entire Fremont force from annihilation in Gaviota Pass, when the Mexicans had gathered in ambush, by taking them through the San Marcos Pass into Santa Barbara. Thomas F. is survived by a widow and brothers.
Family Members
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Guillermo Jose Juan "William J J" Foxen
1833–1891
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Maria Antonia Foxen
1834 – unknown
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Martina Ramona de la Merced Foxen Freeman
1836–1880
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María De La Soledad Ramona Foxen Wickenden
1839–1919
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Francisca Antonia Foxen Goodchild
1840–1922
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Juanita Mary Foxen Roth
1844–1925
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Juan Santiago Alejandro Foxen
1845–1877
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Maria Antonia Foxen De Cooper
1847–1930
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Federico Remualdo "Fred" Foxen
1849–1911
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John Charles Proculos Foxen
1853–1920
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Matilde Martina Foxen Carteri
1856–1933
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Samuel John Foxen
1859–1944
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