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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 February 1831
Death Date
10 May 1917
Gender
Male
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Paul Van Curen

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  • Paul originally arrived in the valley sometime between 1850, when he is found in the Virginia census with his parents, and the winter of 1856, when he volunteered to participate in the rescue effort to bring in emigrants stranded on the plains of Wyoming.

Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

  • Age at Departure: 15

Rescue Companies (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 25

Sources

  • 1850 Virginia Census
  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • 1900 Oregon Census
  • "Names of Persons Who Volunteer to Go as Teamsters" in Offerings for the assistance of the P. E. F. immigrants, 1856 October in Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.