Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Thomas Truxtun (1755-1822)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1755, Feb. 17 | Born, near Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y. |
| 1794 | Appointed captain, U.S. Navy |
| 1802 | Resigned from U.S. Navy |
| 1816-1819 | Sheriff, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1822, May 5 | Died, Philadelphia, Pa. |
Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1822, Feb. 22 | Born, Washington, D.C. |
| 1842-1851 | Naval officer, U.S. Navy |
| 1849 | Married Mary Edwards |
| 1851 | Resigned from U.S. Navy |
| 1853-1856 | Appointed superintendent of Indian Affairs for California and Nevada |
| 1861 | Appointed surveyor general of California and Nevada |
| 1872 | Purchased the Decatur House, Washington, D.C. |
| 1876 | Appointed minister to Austria-Hungary |
| 1893, Apr. 22 | Died, Washington, D.C. |
Truxtun Beale (1856-1936)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1856, Mar. 6 | Born, San Francisco, Calif. |
| 1891 | Appointed ambassador to Persia |
| 1892 | Appointed ambassador to Greece, Romania, and Serbia. |
| 1894 | Married Harriet S. Blaine (divorced 1896) |
| 1903 | Married Marie Oge |
| 1936, June 2 | Died, Annapolis, Md. |
Marie Oge Beale (1880-1956)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Born, California |
| 1903 | Married Truxtun Beale |
| 1956 | Bequeathed Decatur House to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C. |
| 1956, June 12 | Died, Zurich, Switzerland |