John Bidwell
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John Bidwell, known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, was an American pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder of the city of Chico, California. He served in the California Sena
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1865
Bidwell in 1850
Fort Bidwell in 1877
An early political caricature poster mocking California Republicans' support of a local option for alcohol, c. 1870s
Annie Bidwell
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Annie Kennedy Bidwell was a 19th-century pioneer and founder of society in the Sacramento Valley area of California. She is known for her contributions to social causes, such as women's suffrage, the
John Bidwell
…Past, was published in 1900. That same year, on April 4, Bidwell died of natural causes at the age of 80. In 1868 Bidwell was about 49 when he married Annie Kennedy, whom he had courted for years. She was 20 years younger and a daughter of Joseph C. G. Kennedy. Her father was socially prominent, a high-ranking…
Annie Bidwell school girl
Annie Bidwell, 1910