In 1831, he married María Francisca Butrón, one of the heirs to Rancho La Natividad and began cutting lumber from the redwoods in the upper Carmel Valley.
He married María Francisca Butrón to Rancho La Natividad. This was in 1831. He began cutting lumber from the redwoods in the upper Carmel Valley. This was in 1831. María Francisca Butrón was one of the heirs.