Amos Eaton
(1776-1842)

American botanist (1776-1842) – Amos Eaton was born in Chatham (Town in Columbia County, New York, United States) on May 17th, 1776 and died in Troy (City in and county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States) on May 10th, 1842 at the age of 65. Today Amos Eaton would be 247 years old.

Age

how old was Amos Eaton when he died?

Amos Eaton died in 1842 at the age of 65.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 17th, 1776 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Chatham Town in Columbia County, New York, United States
Death Date	May 10th, 1842 (Tuesday)
Death place	Troy City in and county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Amos Eaton

Birthday

When was Amos Eaton born?

Amos Eaton was born on May 17th, 1776.

Death

When did Amos Eaton die?

Amos Eaton died on May 10th, 1842 at the age of 65 in Troy (City in and county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States). Today Amos Eaton would be 247 years old.