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Denton Gurnee

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Birthplace: Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, United States
Death: May 10, 1878 (67)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Halstead Gurnee and Hannah Gurnee
Husband of Louise Gurnee
Father of Carrie Louise Armour and Amelia Gurnee
Brother of Sarah Stone; Lucien Gurnee; Walter Smith Gurnee, Sr.; Catherine Gurnee; Mary Jeanette Gurnee and 1 other

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About Denton Gurnee

Brother of Chicago Mayor and real estate tycoon Walter Gurnee. Resided at 199 S. Michigan, a home purchased in 11862 from FC Sherman for $23,000 at the corner of Michigan Ave and Van Buren was known as "Terrace Row" or "Marble Terrace" before the Great Chicago Fire, the most prestigious row of houses in the city.

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Denton Gurnee's Timeline

1810
September 16, 1810
Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, United States
1853
June 22, 1853
1878
May 10, 1878
Age 67
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States