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Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney 1899–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1899

Birth Location: Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA

Death Date: 13 December 1992

Death Location: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA

Father: Harry Whitney

Mother: Gertrude Vanderbilt

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Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney was born in 1899 in Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA, the child of Harry Payne Whitney And Gertrude Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney passed away in 1992 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney was born in 1899 in Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA, the child of Harry Payne Whitney And Gertrude Vanderbilt.
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney passed away in 1992 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA.

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Cornelius Whitney's Ancestors

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Cornelius Whitney
1899–1992
Birth Place: Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA
Parents
Harry Payne Whitney
1872–1930
New York City, New York, USA
Gertrude Vanderbilt
1877–1942
New York, New York
Grandparents
Cornelius (Vanderbilt) II
1843–1899
New Dorp, Richmond County, New York, United States of America
Alice (Claypoole) Gwynne
1845–1934
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
William Vanderbilt
1821–1885
Maria Vanderbilt
1821–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Vanderbilt
1794–1877
Sophia Johnson
1795–1868

Cornelius Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1899
20 Feb 1899
Birth of Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney in Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA
Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA
1992
13 December 1992
Age 93
Death of Cornelius Vanderbilt "sonny" Whitney in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Roslyn, Nassau County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1992
    Event Place: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA

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