History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . i:f7^/f/!L^^)-^^/r-Sy^. ^ oa/ilttin- (d-dum,M - ^ ///v</// BIOGRAPHICAL 93 during 1780. He saw varied duty, and was present atthe execution of Major Andre. Gilbert FoUansbee, father of Benjamin Gilbert Fol-lansbee, was born in Plaistow, Mass., Jan. 5, 1821, anddied at the home of his son, Benjamin Gilbert FoUans-bee, in Pittsburgh, May 15, 1917, at the remarkableage of ninety-six years, four months and ten days. Hisparents moved from New England to Philadelphia, Pa.,when he was a child
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . i:f7^/f/!L^^)-^^/r-Sy^. ^ oa/ilttin- (d-dum,M - ^ ///v</// BIOGRAPHICAL 93 during 1780. He saw varied duty, and was present atthe execution of Major Andre. Gilbert FoUansbee, father of Benjamin Gilbert Fol-lansbee, was born in Plaistow, Mass., Jan. 5, 1821, anddied at the home of his son, Benjamin Gilbert FoUans-bee, in Pittsburgh, May 15, 1917, at the remarkableage of ninety-six years, four months and ten days. Hisparents moved from New England to Philadelphia, Pa.,when he was a child, and in the latter city he grew tomanhood, learning the business of shoe manufacturing,and following this line in Philadelphia as manufacturerand dealer. In his early years he was for some time incharge of a branch shoe house in Lynchburg, Va. In1845 Mr. FoUansbee came to Pittsburgh, and here hewas prominently engaged in banking and mercantilelines until his retirement from active affairs in was associated with the banking firm of William & Company, and was one of the organizers and adirector for many yea
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