William Brown Ide

1796 - 1852  (56 years)

• Name	William Brown Ide  [1]
  Birth	28 Mar 1796	Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Dec 1852	Monroeville, Colusa, California   [2]
  Burial	Monroeville Cemetery, Butte City, Glenn, California   [3]
  Person ID	I38445	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Lemuel Ide
  Mother	Sarah Stone
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F20158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Goddard Haskell,   b. 7 Nov 1797, Columbia, Washington, Maine d. Oct 1850, Red Bluff, Tehama, California (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1820	Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1, 4]
  Children	1. James Monroe Ide,   b. 2 May 1822, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. 13 Mar 1878, St. George, Washington, Utah (Age 55 years)   2. William Haskell Ide,   b. 10 Feb 1824, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. 24 Nov 1872, Red Bluff, Tehama, California (Age 48 years)   3. Mary Eliza Ide,   b. 29 Oct 1825, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Elizabeth Ide,   b. 1 Nov 1827, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. 24 Apr 1904 (Age 76 years)   5. Ellen Julia Ide,   b. 14 Jan 1830, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire d. Yes, date unknown   6. Susan Catharine Ide,   b. Aug 1832, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont d. Yes, date unknown   7. Daniel Webster Ide,   b. 6 Mar 1835, Madison township, Montgomery, Ohio d. 10 Oct 1871, Red Bluff, Tehama, California (Age 36 years)   8. Lemuel Henry Ide,   b. 24 Dec 1837, Madison township, Montgomery, Ohio d. 17 Apr 1923 (Age 85 years)   9. John Truman Ide,   b. 28 Apr 1839, near Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois d. Apr 1839, near Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
  Family ID	F20156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Wikepedia William Ide was born in Rutland, Massachusetts to Lemuel Ide, a member of the Vermont State Legislature. A carpenter by trade, Ide married Susan Grout (sic) Haskell (1799–1850) in 1820. He and his wife Susan lived at first in Massachusetts, but soon began moving westward—to Kentucky, then to Ohio and finally to Illinois. They farmed in Springfield, with Ide supplementing his income by teaching school. In 1845, Ide sold his farm and joined a wagon train in Independence, Missouri headed for Oregon. On the advice of the mountain man Caleb Greenwood, Ide and a group of settlers split off and headed to Alta California, then a province of Mexico. They arrived at Sutter's Fort on October 25, 1845. Ide traveled north to work for Peter Lassen on Rancho Bosquejo. In 1846, on a report that the Mexican government was threatening to expel all settlers who were not Mexican citizens, about thirty settlers conducted what was to become known as the Bear Flag Revolt. On June 14, Ide and the others seized the pueblo of Sonoma and captured the Mexican Commandante of Northern California, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, who in fact supported American annexation. On June 15, Ide released the Proclamation he had written the night before. By noon of June 17, the rebels raised the new California Bear Flag, proclaiming the Mexican province to be the California Republic. Ide had been chosen to serve as commander. The Bear Flag Republic lasted until July 9, 1846, just 25 days, until the U.S. Flag was raised at Sonoma. Ide and other "Bear Flaggers" joined John C. Frémont and the U.S. armed forces in taking possession of California from Mexico. After the Mexican–American War, Ide returned to his home near Red Bluff, California, where he resumed his partnership with Josiah Belden at his Rancho Barranca Colorado. He bought out Belden in 1849, and was successful in mining. Ide died of smallpox in December, 1852 probably during the night of the 19th–20th, at the age of 56.

  
  

• Sources

  [S51344] Simeon Ide, A Biographical Sketch of the Life of William B. Ide, (1880. Available at www.bearflagmuseum.org under Textual Material). [S43806] Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipediia.org/wiki/William_B._Ide). [S10032] Cemetery index, Monroeville cemetery, Butte City, Glenn, California (Reliability: 0). William Brown Ide Birth: Mar. 28, 1796 Rutland Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Death: Dec. 19, 1852 Butte City Glenn County California, USA California President. Leader of the "Bear Flag Revolt" that led to the proclamation declaring California an independent country. The revolt lasted from June 14, 1846, to July 9, 1846, when the United States took possession of California. Ide was the only president of California. (bio by: Erik Lander) [S35194] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (www.newenglandancestors.org), Northborough Marriages, page 98 (Reliability: 0). IDE William-B. of Windsor, Vt. and Susan-G. Haskell of Shrewsbury, April 17, 1820.