| 1795/02/18 |
George Peabody is born in South Parish, Danvers (now Peabody), Massachusetts. |
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George Peabody House |
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| 1867/00/00 |
George Peabody create a fund for a library in Georgetown. - I am... desirous of making some gift which would be productive of some benefit to the Citizens of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, where I commenced business for myself in my early youth. |
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Georgetown Branch of the DC Public Library |
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| 1869/00/00 |
George Peabody, the merchant philanthropist, visits his relative Francis at the Lindens. |
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The Lindens |
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| 1869/11/04 |
American financier and philanthropist, George Peabody, dies in London, aged 74, at the home of Curtis Lampson, 8o Eaton Square. |
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73-82, Eaton Square Sw1 |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1869/11/12 |
After George Peabody's funeral service ends, the procession forms again and moves to a spot near the western entrance, where a temporary grave had been readied. |
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Westminster Abbey, London |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1869/12/11 |
The mortal remains of George Peabody are removed from Westminster Abbey to be transported to America. |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1870/01/00 |
HMS MONARCH, carries the body of George M Peabody to Portland, Maine, escorted by the USS PLYMOUTH. The USS Miantonomoh met the funeral ships when they arrived in US waters. |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1870/01/30 |
After the HMS Monarch's arrival in Portland, George Peabody's body remains on the ship for two days before being move to lis in state at the Portland Maine City Hall (lost). |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1870/02/01 |
George Peabody's hearse is pulled by horses though the streets of Portland to train depot, to be sent on to South Danvers. |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1870/02/05 |
George Peabody's body lies in repose in the the Peabody Institute Library, Peabody, for a week as federal soldiers stand guard. |
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Peabody Institute Library |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 1870/02/08 |
On a cold stormy day, George Peabody is laid to rest in Harmony Grove Cemetery. Mourners include the Governor of Massachusetts, the Lt Governor, federal and state judges, Governor's Council members and mayors of Salem, Portland, Baltimore and Boston. |
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Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem |
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George Peabody's Funeral |
| 2015/03/20 |
Edward Bettencourt, Mayor of Peabody, receives a letter from Boris Johnson, Mayor of London: Peabody today has 28,000 homes in London and houses 80,000 people. More is to come as 8,000 additional homes are in the pipeline and 1,000 people are helped.... |
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