Person:Sophia Johnson (14)

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Name Sophia Johnson
Gender Female
Birth[1] 7 May 1795 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States
Marriage 19 Dec 1813 [1st cousins]
to Cornelius Vanderbilt
Death[1][2] 17 Aug 1868 New Dorp, Richmond, New York, United States
Burial[3] Vanderbilt Mausoleum, New Dorp, Richmond, New York, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Cornelius Vanderbilt, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Aug 2017.

    ... On December 19, 1813, at age 19 Vanderbilt married his first cousin, Sophia Johnson (1795–1868), daughter of Nathaniel Johnson and Elizabeth Hand. They moved into a boarding house on Broad Street in Manhattan. They had 13 children together: ...

  2. The New York Times. (New York, New York)
    18 Aug 1868.

    Vanderbilt - On Monday, Aug. 17, Sophia J. - wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt, in the 74th year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend her funeral from her late residence, No. 10 Washington-place, on Wednesday morning, Aug. 19 at 10 o'clock. Her remains will be taken to Staten Island for interment. Services at the Moravian Church. Carriages will also be in attendance at Vanderbilt Landing. New York Times, 18 Aug. 1868.

  3. 60465130, in Find A Grave
    [Includes monument photo], last accessed Aug 2017.