Joshua R. Sands
1795–1883 (age 88)
merchant
About Joshua R. Sands
Joshua R. Sands (1795–1883) lived to age 88. They were a merchant. Born in Brooklyn, they died in Baltimore. They are buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York.
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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Green-Wood Cemetery
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1772–1840 (age 68)
Hebrew Cemetery
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1755–1836 (age 81)
Hebrew Cemetery
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Julius Garfinckel
1872–1936 (age 64)
Rock Creek Cemetery
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