Sampson son of Edward Batton of Gunnislake, stonecutter, and Sidwell (baptismal record)
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At the time of the 1870 U.S. Federal Census Sampson Batten, aged 42, born in England, stone cutter, and wife Mary A, aged 41, born in England, keeping house, were living in San Francisco, California. With them were children Mary A (14) of N. York, attends school, Evans (9) of N. York, attends school, Sampon Jr. (7) of N. York, attends school, Edward (3) of California, at home, and Joseph (1) of California, at home.
In Sampson Batten, aged 52, born in England, stone cutter, and wife Marian, aged 51, born in England, were living in San Francisco, California. With them were children Mary (23) of NY, school teacher, Evans (19), stone cutter, Samuel (16) of NY, clerk, Edward (13) of CA, at school, and Joseph (11) of CA, at school.