| 1846/00/00 |
James Renwick Jr |
Architect |
Grace Church is consecrated, cornerstone laid in 1843 |
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| 1846/00/00 |
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Abraham Schermerhorn buys pew No 106, up front, next to the rector's pew, for $800. |
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| 1853/09/20 |
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor |
Bride |
William Astor, of New York, Gentleman, aged 25 Years and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn of New York, Spinster, aged 23 Years, were married by me at Grace Church this the 20 day of September 1853. - Rev Thomas House Taylor |
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| 1853/09/20 |
William Backhouse Astor Jr |
Groom |
William Astor, of New York, Gentleman, aged 25 Years and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn of New York, Spinster, aged 23 Years, were married by me at Grace Church this the 20 day of September 1853. - Rev Thomas House Taylor |
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| 1860/04/10 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner |
Bride |
Isabella Stewart marries John Lowell Gardner at Grace Church in Manhattan, New York City. |
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Marriage of Isabella Stewart and John L Gardner |
| 1860/04/10 |
John Lowell Gardner II |
Groom |
Isabella Stewart marries John Lowell Gardner at Grace Church in Manhattan, New York City. |
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Marriage of Isabella Stewart and John L Gardner |
| 1863/02/10 |
P T Barnum |
Promoter |
Lavinia Warren marries Charles Stratton at Grace Church. |
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Marriage of Lavinia Warren and Charles Stratton |
| 1863/02/10 |
Charles S Stratton |
Groom |
Lavinia Warren marries Charles Stratton at Grace Church. |
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Marriage of Lavinia Warren and Charles Stratton |
| 1872/02/19 |
Margaret Armstrong Astor |
In Memoriam |
The funeral for Margaret Armstrong Astor is held in Grace Church. Mourners include Schuyler, Van Buren, Van Rensselaer, Cruger, Gallatin, the Alexander Tunney Stewarts, Governor Edwin D Morgan, "and many other leading citizens." - The New York Times |
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| 1892/00/00 |
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Grace Church establishes a vested choir of men and boys and built a boarding school to house and educate the boys. |
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| 1899/10/05 |
Alice Duer Miller |
Bride |
Alice Duer marries Henry Wise Miller at Grace Church Chapel in New York City. |
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| 1900/00/00 |
Mary Lincoln Isham |
Vocation |
Mary Lincoln Isham serves as choir mother of Grace Church in New York City. |
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| 1904/10/24 |
William Woodward of Belair Stud |
Groom |
Elizabeth Ogden Cryder, daughter of Elizabeth Callender Ogden and Duncan Cryder, marries William Woodward, at Grace Church in New York City. |
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| 1904/10/24 |
Elsie Cryder Woodward |
Bride |
Elizabeth Ogden Cryder, daughter of Elizabeth Callender Ogden and Duncan Cryder, marries William Woodward, at Grace Church in New York City. |
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| 1961/00/00 |
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Grace Church ends the practice selling pews. "this is God's house, any person should be free to enter it and sit wherever he might choose." |
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