Peter
Goelet
Born in New York City
Ancestors 
Son of Peter P Goelet
and Almy (Buchanan) Goelet
Brother of
Robert Goelet
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 79
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2017
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Biography
Peter Goelet, eldest son of Peter P. Goelet and Almy Buchanan, was born in New York City in 1800 and died in 1879. He was one of the largest holders of real estate in New York and was an officer of various financial institutions. He was one of the founders of the Chemical Bank. During the Civil War he contributed liberally in aid of the sick and wounded Union Soldiers. He resided in the old Goelet mansion on Broadway, at the corner of 19th Street and indulged his mechanical genius in the frequent forging of ingeniously contrived locks and other inventions, having established a forge in the basement. He never married., and left the bulk of his fortune to his nephews, the present Robert Goelet and the late Ogden Goelet.
Sources
- Source: [1] "A New Edition Of The Cossart Family History Originally Compiled And Published By The Cossart Family Association In 1939"
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