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Amasa Stone

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Amasa Stone

Birth
Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 May 1883 (aged 65)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5110825, Longitude: -81.5905588
Plot
Section 10 Lot 66
Memorial ID
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Husband of Julia A. Gleason, father of Clara (Mrs.John Hay) Adelbert, and Flora (Mrs.Samuel Mather).
Railroad builder-philanthropist. He was a major benefactor of Western Reserve College, which became part of Case Western Reserve University in 1967. Amasa Stone Chapel was built after his death in his memory. The building named after his son, Adelbert Hall, is still the home of the university administration.


Husband of Julia A. Gleason, father of Clara (Mrs.John Hay) Adelbert, and Flora (Mrs.Samuel Mather).
Railroad builder-philanthropist. He was a major benefactor of Western Reserve College, which became part of Case Western Reserve University in 1967. Amasa Stone Chapel was built after his death in his memory. The building named after his son, Adelbert Hall, is still the home of the university administration.




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