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Francis Pharcellus Church
Birth: Feb. 22, 1839
Rochester
Monroe County
New York, USA
Death: Apr. 11, 1906
New York
New York County
New York, USA

Journalist. He served as the editor at the "New York Sun", and wrote the famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", which appeared in print on September 21, 1897, as an answer to the question posed by eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon

 
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Burial:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow
Westchester County
New York, USA
 
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Record added: Nov 06, 2004
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God bless you for your lasting work. Rest in Peace.
- Richard S. Barzelogna
 Added: May. 10, 2013

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