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Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of innkeeper, tailor and storekeeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and Philo's second wife, Irene Taylor.Barnum's maternal grandfather Phineas Taylor was a Whig, legislator, landowner, justice of the peace, and lottery schemer who had a great influence upon him.
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Peter Bainum, doctoral advisor to aerospace engineer Aprille Ericsson-Jackson [18] Bob Barnum, descendant of P. T. Barnum [19] Stephen J. Chamberlin Jr., son of WWII general Stephen J. Chamberlin Sr. [20] Robert F. Brady Jr., brother of senator Michael Brady [21] Julie Butler, mother of writer Zora Howard [22]
Tri-City Herald staff. August 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM. John W. Shoemaker. John Wesley Shoemaker, 80, of Richland, died Aug. 14 in Richland. He was born in Detroit, Mich., and lived in Richland for 20 ...
Joice Heth (c. 1756 [citation needed] – February 19, 1836) [1] was an African-American woman who was exhibited by P.T. Barnum with the false claim that she was the 161-year-old nursing mammy of George Washington.
Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, was laid out in 1849 in the then popular rural cemetery design in a park-like, rural setting away from the center of the city. The cemetery was founded by showman P. T. Barnum , who himself is buried there. [ 1 ] "
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Wednesday, Jan. 22. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Jan. 23.. A fast ...
Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani, Baroness (née Fish; 22 April 1850 – 23 June 1927) was an English socialite, daughter of a successful cotton miller and the second wife of P. T. Barnum, 40 years her senior. After the death of Barnum's first wife in 1873, they married the following year in both London and New York City.