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Emily <I>Astor</I> Van Alen

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Emily Astor Van Alen

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
21 Nov 1881 (aged 26–27)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Westerly Division, Lots 827-839 (Astor Mausoleum)
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A daughter of William Backhouse Astor Jr. and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, and great-granddaughter of John Jacob Astor, her father strongly objected to her relationship with James J. Van Alen. Undeterred, she eloped with him in 1876. They had three children during their five year marriage. Though buried in Trinity Cemetery, a cenotaph in her honor was erected in the Van Alen family plot at Berkeley Chapel Churchyard in Middletown, Rhode Island.
A daughter of William Backhouse Astor Jr. and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, and great-granddaughter of John Jacob Astor, her father strongly objected to her relationship with James J. Van Alen. Undeterred, she eloped with him in 1876. They had three children during their five year marriage. Though buried in Trinity Cemetery, a cenotaph in her honor was erected in the Van Alen family plot at Berkeley Chapel Churchyard in Middletown, Rhode Island.

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  • Created by: Jen Snoots
  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18540910/emily-van_alen: accessed ), memorial page for Emily Astor Van Alen (1854–21 Nov 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18540910, citing Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; Maintained by Jen Snoots (contributor 4661415).