 1850 - 1926 (76 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
John Graves Shedd |
| Born |
20 Jul 1850 |
Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Second president and chairman of the board of Marshall Field and Company. |
| Philanthropy |
He contributed extensively to charities, universities and museums. Among his accomplishments:
In 1920, he provided the funds for the construction of the Shedd-Porter Memorial Library in Alstead, New Hampshire.
In the early 1920s he provided $3 million to build Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. |
| Died |
22 Oct 1926 |
Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
| Buried |
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I63506 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Father |
William Shedd, b. 31 Oct 1801, Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire , d. 11 Dec 1875, Oneida, Knox, Illinois (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Abigail Wallace, b. 15 Jul 1810, Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire , d. 25 Dec 1894, Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
1 Jun 1830 |
Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
| Family ID |
F19549 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Roenna Porter, b. 18 Dec 1853, Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire , d. 17 Apr 1942, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 88 years) |
| Married |
15 May 1878 |
Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire |
| Children |
| + | 1. Laura Abbie Shedd, b. 8 Apr 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois , d. 19 Apr 1937, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 58 years) [Birth] |
| + | 2. Helen May Shedd, b. 3 May 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois , d. 9 Sep 1978, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 94 years) [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F19550 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 20 Jul 1850 - Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire |
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 | Married - 15 May 1878 - Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire |
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 | Died - 22 Oct 1926 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
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 | Buried - - Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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