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Mahlon Dickerson Ogden

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Mahlon Dickerson Ogden

Birth
Walton, Delaware County, New York, USA
Death
13 Feb 1880 (aged 68)
Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9588393, Longitude: -87.6619948
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Son of Abraham Ogden. CHICAGO, Feb. 13. - Mahlon A. Ogden, a pioneer settler of Chicago, aged 69, died this afternoon at Elmhurst, a suburban place. He had been very wealthy, but unfortunate real estate transactions left him in reduced circumstances. He was born in New York, and lived in Columbus, Ohio, some time.
[Mr. Ogden's house was the only one on the
North Side which was not burned in the great fire - which swept all around and far beyond his place. - ED. GLOBE.]
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Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
February 19, 1880; Page One.
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married Henrietta M. Kasson on January 5, 1837, source Ohio County Marriages 1774-1993)
Contributor: AlyceBarry (49350359)
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Mahlon Dickerson Ogden was millionaire real estate developer and brother to William B. Ogden, the first mayor of Chicago and founder of the Galena and Chicago Railroad.
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Roles & Associations
Elgin National Watch Co.; Founder 1865-
Elgin National Watch Co. Investor - 1865-
Elgin National Watch Co. "M.D. Ogden" Movement Introduced between August 13, 1869 and August 11, 1870.
source: Pocket Watch Database
Son of Abraham Ogden. CHICAGO, Feb. 13. - Mahlon A. Ogden, a pioneer settler of Chicago, aged 69, died this afternoon at Elmhurst, a suburban place. He had been very wealthy, but unfortunate real estate transactions left him in reduced circumstances. He was born in New York, and lived in Columbus, Ohio, some time.
[Mr. Ogden's house was the only one on the
North Side which was not burned in the great fire - which swept all around and far beyond his place. - ED. GLOBE.]
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Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
February 19, 1880; Page One.
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married Henrietta M. Kasson on January 5, 1837, source Ohio County Marriages 1774-1993)
Contributor: AlyceBarry (49350359)
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Mahlon Dickerson Ogden was millionaire real estate developer and brother to William B. Ogden, the first mayor of Chicago and founder of the Galena and Chicago Railroad.
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Roles & Associations
Elgin National Watch Co.; Founder 1865-
Elgin National Watch Co. Investor - 1865-
Elgin National Watch Co. "M.D. Ogden" Movement Introduced between August 13, 1869 and August 11, 1870.
source: Pocket Watch Database


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