Harris FAHNESTOCK, SR.
Birth:
21 Sep 1869
New York City, New York
Death:
11 Oct 1939
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
REFN: 8941
From 1892 to 1894, he travedled through Europe, returning to NY toenter
the 1st National Bank. After retiring, when not traveling, he spent 6
months in NY, and 6 months at his home in Lenox, MA. Much of his life
wasspent in travel. Another interest was driving. He was an active
member of the Coaching Club until his death. He owned 30 coaches and
carriages were always faultlessly turned out in their appointments. When
the streets of NY became too crowded, he donated his 12 Brewster
carriages, his coach, harnesses,and liveries to the NY Historical
Society. He was an accomplished linguist.He spoke French, Spanish, and
German fluently, as well as some Italian and Russian. He was an
authority on art and architecture. His hobbies were photography and
drawing, particularly of horses. Member of the St. Thomas Churchin NY.
In NY, he was a founder of the Museum of the City of New York, and a
fellow of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His wife, Georgette, sponsored
the printing of The Fahnestock Genealogy.
Georgette GERARD-VARET
Birth:
15 Mar 1897
Dijon, France
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Notes:
REFN: 10796
Donated to St. Thomas Church 2 bas-relief in marble of Harris Charles
Fahnestock
and his wife, Margaret Antoinette.
Children
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Harris Fahnestock, Sr. - Georgette Gerard-Varet
Harris Fahnestock, Sr.
was born at New York City, New York 21 Sep 1869.
His parents were Harris Charles Fahnestock and Margaret Antoinette McKinley.
He married Georgette Gerard-Varet . Georgette Gerard-Varet was born at Dijon, France 15 Mar 1897 .
Harris Fahnestock, Sr. died 11 Oct 1939 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts .