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Personal data William Backhouse Astor 

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Household of William Backhouse Astor

He is married to Margaret Rebecca Armstrong.

They got married about 1818 at New York, United States.


Child(ren):

  1. Emily Astor  1819-1841 
  2. John Jacob Astor  1822-1890 
  3. Laura Eugenia Astor  1824-1902
  5. Henry Astor  1832-1918

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Backhouse Astor

Johann Jacob Astor
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Maria Magdalena von Bergin
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William Backhouse Astor
1792-1875

± 1818

Margaret Rebecca Armstrong
1800-1872

Emily Astor
1819-1841
John Jacob Astor
1822-1890
Laura Eugenia Astor
1824-1902
William Backhouse Astor
1830-1892
Henry Astor
1832-1918

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    Sources

    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=164006003&pid=5398
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    2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

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    Historical events

    Birthday September 19, 1792

    • The temperature on September 19, 1792 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1792: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 28 » France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
      • May 15 » War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.
      • May 21 » A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that kills nearly 15,000 people.
      • June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
      • July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
      • September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.

    Day of death November 24, 1875

    • The temperature on November 24, 1875 was about 2.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
      • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
      • March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
      • April 4 » Vltava, composed by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana and also known by its German name Die Moldau, premiered in Prague.
      • September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
      • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
    

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