Ewing Young
Ewing Young (1799-February 9, 1841) was an American fur trapper and trader from Tennessee who traveled in what was then the northern Mexico frontier territories of Santa Fe de Nuevo México and Alta California before settling in the Oregon Country. Young traded along the Santa Fe Trail, followed parts of the Old Spanish Trail west, and established new trails. He later moved north to the Willamette Valley. As a prominent and wealthy citizen in Oregon, his death was the impetus for the assemblies that several years later established the Provisional Government of Oregon.
Ewing Young | |
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| Born | Before 1794 Tennessee |
| Died | Feb. 9, 1841 Oregon |
| Occupation(s) | Trapper, businessman |
| Spouse | María Josefa Tafoya |
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