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Aaron Erickson

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Aaron Erickson Famous memorial

Birth
Englishtown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Death
27 Jan 1880 (aged 73)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.1312451, Longitude: -77.6178216
Plot
Section G Lot 27
Memorial ID
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Philanthropist. Initially a successful wool merchant, he went on to found the Rochester Institute for the Deaf, inspired by the struggles encountered by one of his children, who was deaf. The Erickson monument, "The Weary Pilgrim," or "The Weary Traveler" was executed in Rome by Italian sculptor Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti (sculptor to the Vatican, who also designed President Garfield's monument) and shipped to Rochester. The monument base was designed by renowned architect, designer, author and occultist Claude Bragdon.
Philanthropist. Initially a successful wool merchant, he went on to found the Rochester Institute for the Deaf, inspired by the struggles encountered by one of his children, who was deaf. The Erickson monument, "The Weary Pilgrim," or "The Weary Traveler" was executed in Rome by Italian sculptor Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti (sculptor to the Vatican, who also designed President Garfield's monument) and shipped to Rochester. The monument base was designed by renowned architect, designer, author and occultist Claude Bragdon.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: May 1, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7404555/aaron-erickson: accessed ), memorial page for Aaron Erickson (25 Feb 1806–27 Jan 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7404555, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.