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Edith Newbold Jones was born 24 January 1862 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States to George Frederic Jones (1821-1882) and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander (1824-1901) and died 11 August 1937 Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France of unspecified causes. She married Edward Robbins Wharton (1850-1928) 29 April 1885 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.

As "Edith Wharton", she was an American novelist, short story writer, and interior designer.




 






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‡ General
₪ Wedding
  • divorced in 1913
2 Wedding 2
  • affair from 1906 to 1909
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