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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.
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- 23 June 1927 (aged 77), Paris, France
- Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani
- Michelle Williams. Born: September 9, 1980. Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana, USA. Charity Barnum. Born: October 28, 1808. Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut, USA. Death: November 19, 1873.
- Rebecca Ferguson. Born: October 19, 1983. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden. Jenny Lind. Born: October 6, 1820. Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden. Death: November 2, 1887. Pictured in 1850, the year P.T.
- Sam Humphrey. Born: abt 1994. Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand. Tom Thumb. Born: January 4, 1838. Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Death: July 15, 1883, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA (stroke)
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Learn how P.T. Barnum, the famous showman and mayor of Bridgeport, married Nancy Fish, the daughter of his friend John Fish, after his first wife died. Discover how they lived, worked, and died in Bridgeport and their legacy in the city.
In 1874, he married Nancy Fish, the daughter of his close friend John Fish and 40 years Barnum's junior. Barnum died from a stroke at home in 1891 at the age of 80. He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a cemetery that he designed. Legacy
- Founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus
Feb 19, 2018 · Nancy Fish Barnum, circa 1888 photo: Paul Smiths digital collections Nancy and Barnum settled down at Waldemere and lived there quite contentedly for a while. In 1888, the 78-year-old Barnum decided he wanted something more modern and comfortable with no drafts, constructed of brick.
Apr 3, 2024 · The following year, Barnum, who was then 64, took the 24-year-old Nancy Fish, the daughter of a British admirer, for his second wife. Jumbo's skeleton Poster from P.T. Barnum & Co.'s Greatest Show on Earth showing Jumbo's skeleton on a pedestal, with a cameo portrait of Barnum, 1888.
