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11 Facts About the Astor Family
Astor used that fortune to invest in New York real estate, and by the time of his death in 1848, he was America’s first ever millionaire. 2. John Jacob Astor I’s wife was so good at the ...
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Gold pocket watch recovered from the Titanic sells for more than £1m
The Astor family began with John Jacob Astor, an immigrant from Germany. He exploited the beaver fur trade to become America's first multi-millionaire in the late 1700s. He used his fortune to ...