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Frederick Billings

Birth: 27 Sep 1823
Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
Death: 30 Sep 1890 (aged 67)
Vermont, USA
Burial: River Street Cemetery

Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 32073858 View Source

Lawyer and founder of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Born in Royalton, Vermont in 1823 and then moved and grew up in Woodstock, Vermont. He them went to San Francisco to become a lawyer and later became president of the Northern Pacific Railroad that ran across the Northern United States. In 1882 the NPR arrived to the tiny town of Coulson, Montana and was renamed after him and Billings County, North Dakota is named after him.

Lawyer and founder of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Born in Royalton, Vermont in 1823 and then moved and grew up in Woodstock, Vermont. He them went to San Francisco to become a lawyer and later became president of the Northern Pacific Railroad that ran across the Northern United States. In 1882 the NPR arrived to the tiny town of Coulson, Montana and was renamed after him and Billings County, North Dakota is named after him.

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Julia Parmly Billings

1835–1914

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Created by: Michael P. Riedel
Added: Dec 9, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32073858/frederick-billings: accessed ), memorial page for Frederick Billings (27 Sep 1823–30 Sep 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32073858, citing River Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Michael P. Riedel (contributor 47058947).

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