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Born
Sam Brannan was born in Main -
Mormon
Brannan converts to Mormonism while living in Ohio -
Brannan goes to California
In 1846 27 year old Sam Brannan sailed from New York City to California with a group of Mormons. -
Sam Brannan’s first store
In 1847 Brannan opens his first store in Sutter’s Fort -
Gold is found near Sutter’s Fort
Sam Brannan is told about gold on Sutter’s land, soon after Brannan publicizes the find to America -
Sam Brannan moves back to San Francisco
Sam Brannan moves back to San Francisco and continues his business -
Committee of vigilance
Sam Brannan founds the committee of vigilance, a vigilante police force in charge of protecting the citizens of San Francisco. -
Hawaii colony
Brannan tries to make a American colony in Hawaii but the king of Hawaii sent him home -
California state senator
Sam Brannan is elected as a senator for the new state of California -
Second Committee of vigilance
A second, much bigger, vigilance committee is formed. Growing from 700 members to 6,000. -
New resort
Brannan stets out to try and form a resort in Napa valley, But the people living there don’t like his style of business and Brannan is shot by an unknown assailant. However he managed to survive. -
Divorce
Sam Brannan’s wife divorces him and takes a large amount of his fortune. -
Crumbling empire
After his wife divorced him Sam Brannan lost most of his money and ended up owning a small ranch in Mexico. -
Debtless
Sam Brannan gets a large sum of money from the Mexican government for back payments on interest. He uses this money to pay off all of his debts. -
Death
Sam Brannan died alone, unidentified and debtless in Escondido California.
