Robert Cornelius 002

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Robert Cornelius 002

A photo of Robert Cornelius (1809-1893) Pioneer of photography, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Christian Cornelius (1783-1852) and Sarah McGowan (1773- ). He married Harriet Comely (1810-1867) in 1832, they had eight children. He died in Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1893.

Created the oldest known intentional photographic portrait of a person.

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Robert Cornelius 1809 - 1893

Robert Cornelius was born in 1809 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died at age 84 years old in 1893 at Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Cornelius.

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