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Note: ??). Paul's siblings lived in Guilford, CT. He began work for the NY State Department of Labor April 1, 1948.
Paul enjoyed fishing from his power boat the "Mullet" and would pass through the Moriches Inlet from Great South Bay to the fishing grounds in the Atlantic Ocean on frequent expeditions. On one such outing his friend Wells Tuttle accompanied him. Returning to the Bay through the Inlet they both lost their lives when the fury of the waves proved too much for the small craft.
1930 census data: Croton Falls Road, Putnam County, Carmel Town, NY, ED 40-2 sheet 17b:
342 374 Erwin, Paul; Head; Rent $35; Radio, Lives on farm, age 27, widowed, first m. age 21, b. CT, both parents b. CT, Manager [Certified?] Dairy, not a veteran. 342 374 Erwin, Jennie, Mother-H, age 64, Widow, first m. age 21, b. CT, both parents b. CT, no occupation 342 374 Erwin, Douglas, Son, age 5 b. NY, both parents b. CT 342 374 Erwin, Joyce, Daughter, age 3/12, b. NY, both parents b. CT
Note: Paul H. Erwin 1902 - 1959 [from the stone in the Eastport Cemetery]. Coroner: J. Nugent. Undertaker: E. Follett Funeral Home, Westhampton Beach, NY. Although born in Connecticut Paul lived on a dairy farm in NY State during the 1930's (Manager?
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