William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

1792–1875 (age 83)

Businessman/Philanthropist

Photograph of William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

About William Backhouse Astor, Sr.

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792–1875) lived to age 83. They were a businessman/philanthropist. Born in New York City. They are buried at Trinity Church Cemetery in New York.

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William Bayard Jr.
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Trinity Church Cemetery
William Bayard Jr. was a New York City resident from a prominent merchant family.
Francis Lewis
1713–1802 (age 89)
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
John James Audubon
1785–1851 (age 66)
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Silas Talbot
1750–1813 (age 63)
Trinity Church Cemetery
U.S. Navy commodore and second captain of the USS Constitution.
Robert Fulton
1765–1815 (age 50)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat.
Richard Morris
1730–1810 (age 80)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Richard Morris was a Morrisania resident from a prominent New York family.

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