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The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.
Family tree of John Jacob ASTOR IV. Born John Jacob ASTOR. American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. Died on April 15, 1912 in RMS Titanic (sunk), North Atlantic Ocean.
Jun 9, 2017 · Updated June 9, 2017 29 items. List of the members of the Astor family, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list includes the names of each famous person in the Astor family, along with information like where each person was born.
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Nov 7, 2023 · Is this your ancestor? Compare DNA and explore genealogy for John Jacob Astor IV born 1864 Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, United States died 1912 Atlantic Ocean including ancestors + descendants + 8 photos + 3 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
- July 13, 1864
- April 15, 1912
Astor family, wealthy American family whose fortune, rooted in the fur trade, came to be centred on real estate investments in New York City.
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Sep 24, 2023 · Genealogy for John Jacob Astor, IV (1864 - 1912) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
John Jacob Astor V. (1912-1992) married 3 times, 2 children. William Backhouse Astor Jr and his wife Caroline Schermerhorn moved in the early 1890s from their brownstone at 34th/5th Ave to a new double home at 65th/5th Ave, when their nephew William Waldorf Astor was building his Waldorf hotel next door. It was still a mainly residential area ...