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Ogden Goelet

(June 11, 1851 - August 27, 1897) Ogden Goelet was born in New York City on June 11, 1851, the son of Robert Goelet and Sarah Ogden...

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May Goelet Innes-Kerr, Duchess of Roxburghe

(6 October 1878 – 26 April 1937) (Mary “May” Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe, was born Mary Goelet on 6 October 1878 in New York City,...

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

(May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877) Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794, on Staten Island, New York, the son of Cornelius and...

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Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan

(March 2, 1877 - December 6, 1964) Consuelo Vanderbilt was born in New York City on March 2, 1877, the only daughter of William Kissam...

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Ogden Goelet

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