Linus Yale
1797–1858 (age 61)
Inventor
About Linus Yale
Linus Yale (1797–1858) lived to age 61. They were an inventor. Born in Middletown, they died in Newport. They are buried at Newport Cemetery in Rhode Island.
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Newport Cemetery
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1778–1876 (age 98)
Newport Cemetery
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Newport Cemetery
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Gordon Christopher Greene
1862–1927 (age 65)
Newport Cemetery
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S. Stanhope Orris
1838–1905 (age 67)
Newport Cemetery
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Scott Howe Bowen
1888–1941 (age 53)
Newport Cemetery
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