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BIRTHS

May births

May 27 - Cornelius Vanderbilt , American Financier who created the New York Central And Hudson River Railroad from the merger of several smaller railroads in New York (d. 1877 ).

October births

October 22 - Edward Bury , English Steam Locomotive builder (d. 1858 ).

December births

December 14 - Erastus Corning , established railroads in New York and was instrumental in the formation of New York Central (d. 1872 ).

Unknown date births

Jasper Grosvenor , American Financier who partnered with Thomas Rogers and Morris Ketchum to form Rogers, Ketchum And Grosvenor (d. 1857 ).

DEATHS

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