Peter Lebeck information

Peter Lebeck
Peter Lebeck
	The tree under which Peter Lebeck was buried, and where his epitaph was carved, in an 1890 photograph
Died	17 October 1837; Tehachapi Mountains
Nationality	Possibly French or French-Canadian
Occupation	Possibly a trapper

Peter Lebeck (died 17 October 1837, sometimes written Lebec or Lebecque) was an early settler of Kern County, California. The only certain information known about him is that he was killed by a bear, probably a California grizzly, and buried underneath a valley oak in 1837. The tree he was buried under is known as the Peter Lebeck Oak. He is attested only by his grave marker, now at Fort Tejon, but the unknown circumstances of his identity and death have cemented his position in the culture of the San Joaquin Valley. He represents the earliest known victim of a bear attack in California.^[1]

^ Storer & Tevis 1955, p. 209-210.

[FOOTNOTEStorerTevis1955209-210-1] Storer & Tevis 1955, p. 209-210.

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The tree under which Peter Lebeck was buried, and where his epitaph was carved, in an 1890 photograph
Died	17 October 1837 Tehachapi Mountains
Nationality	Possibly French or French-Canadian
Occupation	Possibly a trapper