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Evalyn McLean (Walsh)

Also Known As: "Evalyn Walsh McLean", "Evelyn"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, United States
Death: April 26, 1947 (60)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Place of Burial: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Francis Walsh and Carrie Bell Walsh
Wife of Edward Beale McLean
Mother of Evalyn Washington Reynolds; Vinson Walsh McLean and Edward Beale McLean, Jr.
Sister of Vinson Walsh

Occupation: Owner of the Hope Diamond
Managed by: Private User
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About Evalyn McLean

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6868551

Socialite; married Edward B. McLean, son of the publisher of the Cincinnati "Enquirer" and the Washington "Post" in 1908; their home, "Friendship," was a center of Washington social life; she owned both the "Star of the East" and "Hope" diamonds.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evalyn_Walsh_McLean
Evalyn McLean (née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East. She also authored a memoir, Father Struck It Rich, with Boyden Sparkes.

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Evalyn McLean's Timeline

1886
August 1, 1886
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, United States
1909
December 18, 1909
1918
July 28, 1918
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1921
November 16, 1921
Colorado, United States
1947
April 26, 1947
Age 60
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States