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Gift of Brooksie Koopman, 2005.140.1. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut His…
Gerson Fox
Gift of Brooksie Koopman, 2005.140.1. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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Gerson Fox

1811 - 1880
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  • Gershon Fox
  • Gerson Fuchs
  • Gerson Fox
BiographyGerson Fox was born Gerson Fuchs in Germany in 1811. He immigrated to the United States, moving from New York City to Hartford, Connecticut, in the 1840s. He established a small dry goods business; G. Fox & Co., that ultimately developed into Hartford's dominant retail establishment, and one of the largest retail operations in the region. Gerson Fox married Hannah Bamberger Fox (1814-1875). Hannah and Gerson Fox had five children, Leopold Fox (1848-1900), Moses Fox (1850-1938), Anna Fox (1853-[1856?]), Emma Fox (1855-1955), and Isaac Fox (1858-1937). Gerson Fox died August 22, 1880.
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