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About Robert Fulton, Jr.
Robert Fulton November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815
Parents: Robert Fulton and Mary Smith
Wife Harriet Livingston
Children: Birth order unknown
- Cornelia
- Robert 1808-1841
- Mary
- Julia
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. In 1800 he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to design the Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history.
Fulton became interested in steamboats in 1777 when he visited Col. William Henry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who had earlier learned about James Watt's steam engine on a visit to England. Robert Fulton died from exposure in 1815.
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Robert Fulton, Jr.'s Timeline
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November 14, 1765
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Little Britain (presently Quarryville), Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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October 16, 1808
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April 13, 1810
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1814
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New York
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February 24, 1815
Age 49
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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Trinity Church Yard, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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