Jay Gould was born May 26th 1836.
Died December 2nd 1892 in New York at 56 years old.
Born as Jason Gould
Born into a poor family.
Just his mother, father, and his dog.
His father was a colonial ancestry.
Democrat
He was the 9th richest American in history
Jay was born in Roxbury, New York.
He married Helen Day Miller and had six children
Jason died of tuberculosis
raised on his father's farm
Owned Union Pacific withdrew from that in 1833 after making a huge profit
Forced out of the company in March of 1872
He was a railroad developer and speculator
Ran 10,000 miles of railway
1869 Black Friday
Friday the 13th, any day when the 13th day of the month is a Friday.
black Friday shopping, day after Thanksgiving Day
black Friday partying, last Friday before Christmas
1889 Death of Helen Day Miller, his wife
(1877–1956), married Helen Kelley
n 1856 he published History of Delaware County, and Border Wars of New York which he had spent several years writing.
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Jay Gould was born May 26th 1836.
Died December 2nd 1892 in New York at 56 years old.
Born as Jason Gould
Born into a poor family.
Just his mother, father, and his dog.
His father was a colonial ancestry.
Democrat
He was the 9th richest American in history
Jay was born in Roxbury, New York.
He married Helen Day Miller and had six children
Jason died of tuberculosis
raised on his father's farm
Owned Union Pacific withdrew from that in 1833 after making a huge profit
Forced out of the company in March of 1872
He was a railroad developer and speculator
- Ran 10,000 miles of railway
1869 Black Friday1889 Death of Helen Day Miller, his wife
(1877–1956), married Helen Kelley
n 1856 he published History of Delaware County, and Border Wars of New York which he had spent several years writing.
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