Cornelius VANDERBILT

Born

27 November 1843 , Staten Island, New York, USA

Died

12 September 1899 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Parents & Family of Cornelius VANDERBILT

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Born: 27 November 1843 in Staten Island, New York, USA

Parents of Cornelius VANDERBILT

Father

William Henry VANDERBILT

Mother

Maria Louisa KISSAM

Grandparents of Cornelius VANDERBILT

Paternal grandparents

Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT Sophia JOHNSON

Maternal grandparents

Samuel KISSAM Margaret Hamilton ADAMS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Cornelius married Alice Claypoole GWYNNE 7 February 1867 in Staten Island, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alice Claypoole GWYNNE was born 11 November 1845 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA . Alice Claypoole died 22 April 1934 in Manhattan, New York, USA .

Cornelius VANDERBILT died 12 September 1899 in Manhattan, New York, USA .

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Occupation

Recorded occupation: chairman and the president of the New York Central and related railroad lines

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Cornelius VANDERBILT

Cornelius VANDERBILT married

Alice Claypoole GWYNNE
Marriage date: 7 February 1867
Marriage place: Staten Island, New York, USA

Children of Cornelius VANDERBILT and Alice Claypoole GWYNNE

Gertrude VANDERBILT

Born: 9 January 1875, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 18 April 1942, Manhattan, New York, USA

Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT

Born: 14 January 1880, Staten Island, New York, USA
Died: 4 September 1925, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Maria Mercedes "Gloria" MORGAN 6 March 1923 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

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Birth — 1843
27 November 1843
Staten Island, New York, USA

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1867 Marriage / Partner
Cornelius VANDERBILT and Alice Claypoole GWYNNE 7 February 1867, Staten Island, New York, USA

He was 23 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Birth of Child
Gertrude VANDERBILT was born 9 January 1875, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Cornelius was 31 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Birth of Child
Reginald Claypoole VANDERBILT was born 14 January 1880, Staten Island, New York, USA

Cornelius was 36 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 - The Breakers, Cornelius Vanderbilt's Newport mansion, completed

Visit Newport, Rhode Island, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

Death — 1899
12 September 1899
Manhattan, New York, USA
He died at the age of 55.

Cornelius VANDERBILT - Breakers, Newport, R. I. The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 189

Breakers, Newport, R. I.

The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. wikipedia

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