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Strassburger, May Bourne

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role Collector
dates 1881-1975
city Gwynedd Valley
statePA
other citiesParis, France; Deauville, France; Chantilly, France; Palm Beach, FL; Norristown, PA;
sex F
historical notes May Bourne Strassburger and her husband, Ralph Beaver Strassburger (1883 - 1959), were antique collectors.

Mrs. Strassburger was a Singer sewing machine heiress and she married Ralph in 1911. Ralph was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania; he graduated from the United States Naval Academy, and served in the diplomatic corps.

He wrote two books: a genealogy of his family, and one on German settlers in Pennsylvania.

The Strassburger’s owned several homes: Normandy Farm in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania; and places in Paris, Deauville, and Chantilly, France.

They also spent time in Palm Beach, Florida.


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of activity
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
websitehttp://www.normandyfarm.com/history.htm
emailhttp://www.strassburger.us/strassburger_biography/
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The Winterthur Library
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
May Bourne Strassburger Papers, 1924-1940. see details...

see also:
Strassburger, Ralph Beaver, 1883-1959