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John Vanderbilt

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John Vanderbilt

Birth
Rockland County, New York, USA
Death
27 Oct 1886 (aged 82–83)
Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial
Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 7, Gethsemane, Lot 34
Memorial ID
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Son of John and Maria Vanderbilt of Rockland Co. NY.

Married Mary Wagner. She died in 1868 and he 2nd married Ellen (nee: Unknown)

John owned a furniture store in Tarrytown where he made furniture and caskets.
Later he established the Vanderbilt Funeral Home, which stayed in his family for 4 generations.

He was a Charter member and Elder of the Second Reformed Church at the date of it's organization. He, Mary and his son John J. were very active in the church activities.

Children of John and Mary Vanderbilt:

John J. (1828 - 1906)
Sarah A (1829 -1886) m: Powell
Edmund R. (1831 - 1887)
William Henry (1833 - 1907)
Sidney (1837 - 1861)
George Alonzo (1839 - 1922)

He died in Tarrytown, NY at the age of 83 years.

Note:
John, Mary and all their sons and their wives (with the exception on Edmund) are buried together in the family plot in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.


Son of John and Maria Vanderbilt of Rockland Co. NY.

Married Mary Wagner. She died in 1868 and he 2nd married Ellen (nee: Unknown)

John owned a furniture store in Tarrytown where he made furniture and caskets.
Later he established the Vanderbilt Funeral Home, which stayed in his family for 4 generations.

He was a Charter member and Elder of the Second Reformed Church at the date of it's organization. He, Mary and his son John J. were very active in the church activities.

Children of John and Mary Vanderbilt:

John J. (1828 - 1906)
Sarah A (1829 -1886) m: Powell
Edmund R. (1831 - 1887)
William Henry (1833 - 1907)
Sidney (1837 - 1861)
George Alonzo (1839 - 1922)

He died in Tarrytown, NY at the age of 83 years.

Note:
John, Mary and all their sons and their wives (with the exception on Edmund) are buried together in the family plot in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.




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