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Asa Whitney
Birth: 12-1-1791
Death: 6-4-1874
Biography
He was a prosperous nineteenth century manufacturer who owned Asa Whitney & Sons. He specialized in steamships and railroad car wheels. His business was mostly based in Philadelphia.
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Biography:
He was a prosperous nineteenth century manufacturer who owned Asa Whitney & Sons. He specialized in steamships and railroad car wheels. His business was mostly based in Philadelphia.
Citation Notes:
18570621WHS_FMS1
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type:
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography 1600-1889, Vol VI: Sunderland - Zurita
Start Page:
487
End Page:
488
Citation Notes:
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
DOI:
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Rwe22&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=BqywlGo8cgGK5Ni2EmEp0g%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Asa&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Whitney&gsln_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1791&msddy=1874&msddy_x=1&msddp=2&catbucke
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Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11365599
Title of Webpage:
Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID 11365599
Website Viewing Date:
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 15:15
Website Last Modified Date:
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 15:15
Citation Notes:
BURIAL
Woodlands Cemetery
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
PLOT Section E, Lot 31