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John Jacob Astor

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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John Jacob II and Sarah Cox

On September 19, 1785, Astor married Sarah Cox, the daughter of his landlady. Over the course of the next 17 years, they had eight children. John was obviously savvy when it came to business. The money he saved up was invested in more flutes and animal skins.

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