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Male Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh Click to view Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh in the family tree Click to view Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh in the family tree

Edward was born on April 14th, 1837 in Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York.  Edward's father was Jacob Van Valkenburgh and his mother was Mary (Polly) Bethia Higgins.  His paternal grandparents were Bartholomeus Van Valkenburgh and Catherine Pruyn; his maternal grandparents were David Higgins and Eunice Gilbert. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named Robert, David, Bartholomew, Lucius, Franklin, Gerrit, George, George, Kate, Gertrude and Mary.  He was the second youngest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 76 on April 26th, 1913 in Anoka, Minnesota.

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The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg