Researching Peter Greenough
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 756 people with the Greenough surname? In that year Greenough was ranked number 2825 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Greenough on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Greenough and the Greenough Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 913 people with the Greenough surname in the UK? Greenough is now ranked number 3182 for popularity in the UK. |
Greenough Family Tree Databases
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Greenough Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Greenough surname in the USA? Greenough is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Greenough. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Greenough
Peter Greenough
Peter B. Greenough (February 6, 1917 – September 6, 2006) was an American journalist and editor. He was the husband of opera singer Beverly Sills.
Greenough was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University and the Columbia School of Journalism. In 1940, he was hired by The Plain Dealer (which was at the time owned by members of his family); he remained at The Plain Dealer (except for service with the United States Army Air Forces in Africa and Sicily during World War II) until 1960, working as a reporter, copy editor, business editor and finally as an associate editor.
He married Sills, his second wife, in 1956, having previously been divorced from Jane Thomas. In 1960 Greenough and Sills moved to Boston, where he worked as the general business editor for the Boston Herald and later a columnist for The Boston Globe. He resigned in 1969 to dedicate himself to his family's affairs.
Greenough died in Manhattan, New York City on September 6, 2006, after a long illness. He was survived by Sills, their two children, three children from his first marriage, and two grandchildren.
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