Uranus H Crosby

1831 - 1903  (71 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Uranus H Crosby
  Born	17 Aug 1831	Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	20 Apr 1865
  	At the urging of his cousin Albert Uranus came to came to Chicago. In 1865 he opened Crosby's Opera House.
  		Crosby's Opera House. Chicago and the Great Conflagration by Elias Colbert and Everette Chamberlain. Published by C.F. Vent, Cincinnati 1872. Page (facing) 337.
  		Crosby's Opera House Interior. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, New York, November 10, 1866.
  		Crosby's Opera House Raffle. In May of 1886 Crosby was having financial trouble. He organized an effort to raffle off the opera house.
  		Opera House Raffle Ad. The raffle was a nation-wide event. While this ad ran July 19, 1866 in the newspaper the Public ledger out of Memphis, Tennessee it was repeated in newspapers all across the country.
  		The Lottery Drawing. The drawing was originally scheduled for October 11, 1866. Because of high ticket demand it was delayed until January 21, 1867. 210,000 tickets were sold. The prize list grew three hundred and two prizes, with the opera house as the grand prize. The winner chose to sell the building back to Crosby. He managed to raise enough money to pay off the debts he incurred building the opera house and still managed to retain ownership.
  		Opera House Fire. On October 8, 1871 the opera house was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. Harper's Weekly Newspaper, October 28 1871.
  Died	23 Mar 1903	Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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  Person ID	I36547	Nagel
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Rowland Freeman Crosby,   b. 13 Apr 1799, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Apr 1874, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sally Nickerson,   b. 2 Nov 1803, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Dec 1888, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F11671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Aug 1831 - Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Died - 23 Mar 1903 - Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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