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Aaron Turner

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Aaron Turner

Birth
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
25 Jan 1854 (aged 64)
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.406324, Longitude: -73.453584
Plot
Section R, Lot 24
Memorial ID
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Please note the date of birth has been calculated from gravestone info.

Early Circus Family: (Adopted son of Dorcas Osborne, son of Mercy Hooney). His estate was appraised at over $40,000 at the time of his death.
P. T. Barnum was employed by Turner.
See: "Ridgefield in Review" (1958) by Silvio Bedini, http://bit.ly/1jmX5tZ @ pages 155-158 that gives a good history of this family.

Age 64 yrs., 8 mos., 16 days.
Please note the date of birth has been calculated from gravestone info.

Early Circus Family: (Adopted son of Dorcas Osborne, son of Mercy Hooney). His estate was appraised at over $40,000 at the time of his death.
P. T. Barnum was employed by Turner.
See: "Ridgefield in Review" (1958) by Silvio Bedini, http://bit.ly/1jmX5tZ @ pages 155-158 that gives a good history of this family.

Age 64 yrs., 8 mos., 16 days.

Inscription

Aaron Turner, Died Jan. 25, 1854, Aged 64 y'rs, 8 mo., & 16 d's



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