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Gertrude Whitney 1875–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1875

Birth Location: Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 18 April 1942

Death Location: Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States of America

Father: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Mother: Alice Vanderbilt

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Gertrude Whitney was born in 1875 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America, the child of Cornelius Vanderbilt And Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt. Gertrude Whitney passed away in 1942 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Whitney was born in 1875 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America, the child of Cornelius Vanderbilt And Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt.
  • Gertrude Whitney passed away in 1942 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States of America.

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Gertrude Whitney's Ancestors

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Gertrude Whitney
1875–1942
Birth Place: Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Cornelius Vanderbilt
1843–1899
Staten Island, New York
Alice (Claypoole) Vanderbilt
1845–1934
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Henry) Vanderbilt
1821–1885
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Maria (Louisa) Vanderbilt
1821–1896
Coeymans, Albany County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Vanderbilt
1794–1877
Sophia Johnson
1795–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Vanderbilt
1764–1832
Phebe Vanderbilt
1767–1854

Gertrude Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1875
9 January 1875
Birth of Gertrude Whitney in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
1942
18 April 1942
Age 67
Death of Gertrude Whitney in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1875
    Event Place: Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1942
    Event Place: Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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