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George Washington
VANDERBILT
Born
10 April 1839
,
Manhattan, New York, USA
Died
31 December 1863
,
Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Born: 10 April 1839 in Manhattan, New York, USA
Mother:
Sophia JOHNSON
Paternal grandparents:
Cornelius VAN DERBILT
, Phebe HAND
Maternal grandparents:
Nathaniel JOHNSON
, Elizabeth SIMONSON
George Washington was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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George Washington VANDERBILT died 31 December 1863 in Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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Birth — 183910 April 1839
Manhattan, New York, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 186331 December 1863
Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
He died at the age of 24.
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Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum New Dorp, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, USA
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