Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for John Jacob Astor across 4 places, from 1763 to 1779.
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John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Jacob Astor was documented, and when
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Walldorfattested“Johann Jakob Astor was born in 1763 in Walldorf, a town near Heidelberg in the Electoral Palatinate, which is in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Electoral Palatinateattested“Johann Jakob Astor was born in 1763 in Walldorf, a town near Heidelberg in the Electoral Palatinate, which is in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Heidelbergattested“Johann Jakob Astor was born in 1763 in Walldorf, a town near Heidelberg in the Electoral Palatinate, which is in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Londonattested“In 1779, at the age of 16, he moved to London to join his brother George in working for an uncle's piano and flute manufacturer, Astor & Broadwood.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Baltimorementioned“In November 1783, just after the end of the American Revolutionary War, Astor boarded a ship for the United States, arriving in Baltimore around March of the following year.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Canadamentioned“Astor took advantage of the 1794 Jay Treaty between Great Britain and the United States, which opened new markets in Canada and the Great Lakes region.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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New York Citymentioned“Astor began buying land in New York City in 1799 and acquired sizable holdings along the waterfront.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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New Yorkmentioned“Astor began buying land in New York City in 1799 and acquired sizable holdings along the waterfront.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Chinamentioned“In 1800, following the example of the Empress of China, the first American trading vessel to China, Astor traded mostly opium, but also, furs, teas, and sandalwood at the port of Canton in China, and greatly benefited from it.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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Michiganmentioned“In 1822, Astor established the Robert Stuart House on Mackinac Island in Michigan as headquarters for the reorganized American Fur Company, making the island a metropolis of the fur trade.”source: Wikipedia: John Jacob Astor
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