George C. Yount, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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California settler
Date of Birth: 04-May-1794
Place of Birth: North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 05-Oct-1865
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About George C. Yount
- George Calvert Yount (May 4, 1794 – October 5, 1865) was a trapper in William Wolfskill's party from New Mexico and came to California in 1831.
- He was the first Euro-American permanent settler in the Napa Valley, where he was the grantee of two Mexican land grants.
- Yountville, California is named for him.
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