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Robert McCormick
b.8 Jun 1780 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
d.4 Jul 1846 Walnut Grove, Rockbridge County, Virginia
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m. 1770
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m. Bef 1809
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Robert McCormick Jr. (June 8, 1780 – July 4, 1846) was an American inventor who invented numerous devices including a version of the reaper which his eldest son Cyrus McCormick patented in 1834. Although he lived his life in rural Virginia, he was patriarch of the McCormick family that became influential throughout the world, especially in large cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C. and New York City.
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