flag photo of Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT   Cornelius "The Commodore"  VANDERBILT

  (b. 27 May 1794 Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, USA   d. 4 January 1877 Manhattan, New York, USA )  

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Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT was born 27 May 1794 in Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, USA

Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT was the child of Cornelius VAN DERBILT   and   Phebe HAND

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Cornelius "The Commodore"  married  Sophia JOHNSON 19 December 1813 in Manhattan, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Sophia JOHNSON  was born 7 May 1795 in Staten Island, New York, USA.  Sophia died 17 August 1868 in New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA.  Sophia was the child of Nathaniel JOHNSON and Elizabeth SIMONSON.

Cornelius "The Commodore"  married  (2) Frank Armstrong CRAWFORD 21 August 1869 in London, Ontario, Canada .  Frank Armstrong CRAWFORD  was born 18 January 1839 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.  Frank Armstrong died 4 May 1885 in Staten Island, New York, USA.  Frank Armstrong was the child of Robert Leighton CRAWFORD and Martha Eliza EVERETT.

Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT died 4 January 1877 in Manhattan, New York, USA .







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Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT was a an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping - founder of The New York Central Railroad System.

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