| Harry Love | |
| Born | 1810 Vermont  |
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| Died | June 29, 1868 Santa Clara, California |
| Occupation | Lawman |
| Spouse | Mary Bennett |
Harry Love (1810 – June 29, 1868) was the head of California's first law enforcement agency, the California State Rangers, and became famous for allegedly killing the notorious bandit Joaquin Murrieta. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Law enforcement agency ( LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies or an organisation that actively and directly The California State Rangers was California's first state wide law enforcement agency formed in 1854 to deal with gangs during the mid 1850s Joaquin Murrietta (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829&ndashca
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Biography
Early life
Love was born in Vermont and left home at a young age to become a sailor, supposedly even captaining a ship by the age of 15. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. He worked in a number of jobs around the country, then joined the army as a volunteer to fight in the Mexican American War, where he gained fame as a courier along the Rio Grande and the Texas border. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A courier is a Person or company employed to deliver Messages packages and Mail. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
Career
With the California Gold Rush in 1850, Love like many others came to California to seek his fortune, but was unsuccessful. The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California Instead, he worked as a bounty hunter, capturing Pedro Gonzalez, a member of Murrieta's gang who had been accused of murder, in June 1852. A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) With his reputation from the war and this success under his belt, Love was named as the commander of the Rangers. The unit was created on May 11, 1853 by Governor John Bigler specifically to capture or kill the "Five Joaquins" gang, who had been identified as being responsible for over 20 murders in California's Gold Country. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Bigler ( January 8 1805 November 29 1871) was an American lawyer politician and diplomat Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region in the central-and-north-eastern part of California, United States.
On July 25, 1853 a group of these Rangers encountered a group of Mexican males near Panoche Pass in San Benito County, about 100 miles (160 km) away from the Mother Lode and 50 mi (80 km) away from Monterey. San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U A confrontation occurred and two of the Mexicans were killed—one claimed to be Murrieta and the other thought to be Three-Fingered Jack , Murrieta's right-hand man. Manuel Garcia can refer to Manuel del Pópulo Vicente García (1775-1832 Spanish singer Manuel García Banqueda (1803-1872 Chilean Minister The Rangers cut off the heads of both men as well as Garcia's hand as proof. Murrieta's head and the hand were preserved in brandy, but Garcia's head was not and it decayed, forcing them to bury it at Fort Miller, near Millerton. Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn — “burnt wine” is a spirit produced by distilling Wine Millerton was the original County seat of Fresno County, formed in 1856
The jars were displayed in Mariposa, Stockton and San Francisco and traveled throughout California, where spectators could, for $1, see the remains. Mariposa County is a County in the US state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Seventeen people, including a priest, signed affidavits identifying the remains as Murrieta's and Love and his Rangers received the reward money. An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the However, a young woman claiming to be Murrieta's sister said she did not recognize the head and argued that it could not be his since it did not have a characteristic scar on it. Additionally, numerous sightings of Murrieta were reported after his reported death. Many people criticized Love for showing the remains in large cities far from the mining camps, where Joaquin might have been recognized. It has even been claimed that Love and his Rangers killed some innocent Mexicans and made up the story of the capture of Murrieta to claim the reward money. Doubts about Murrieta's capture followed Love for the rest of his life. The head was eventually lost in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
Meanwhile, having accomplished their mission, the Rangers were disbanded and Love purchased a large tract of land near Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. In 1854, he married his neighbor Mary Bennett, but their marriage was rough and she soon moved away to Santa Clara. Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U Over the years, they reconciled and separated several times until 1866, when she sued for divorce, but lost. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.
However, by the following year, fires, floods, and squatters destroyed Love's property, leaving him homeless and in debt. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use He moved to his wife's ranch and lived in a house that she had built for him. She never let him live with her, however, and he plotted to kill her bodyguard, who had been preventing Love from seeing his wife. A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically
On June 29, 1868, Love sat on the porch of his wife's house, where he was not allowed. When Mary and the bodyguard arrived, a gunfight broke out and Love was shot in the arm. Doctors attempted to save his life by amputating his arm, but he still died. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. Love was buried in an unmarked grave in what is now Mission City Memorial Park. In 2003, members of E Clampus Vitus laid a headstone for him. The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus (ECV is a fraternal organization dedicated to the study and preservation of Western A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial
Headstone
Harry Love's monument is located at the Mission City Memorial Park, 420 N Winchester Blvd. , Santa Clara, CA 95050 and includes the following:[1]
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HERE LIES CAPTAIN HARRY LOVE, WHO WITH A TROOP OF TWENTY OTHERS, |
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ERECTED JUNE 29, 2003 |
References
- ^ Mountain Charlie Chapter No. 1850. ECV1850 Plaque: Captain Harry Love. Obtained Nov. 18, 2006
- Rasmussen, Cecilia. "A lawman overshadowed by his quarry", Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2006, p. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed B1.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Love, Harry Love |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American Lawman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vermont |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1868 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Santa Clara, California |
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