Jasper Grosvenor (1794–1857) was an American

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of the early to mid 19th century. In 1832 he partnered with Thomas Rogers and Morris Ketchum to form the manufacturing firm Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor which became the second most popular

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manufacturing company in

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in the 19th century. He remained a partner in the business until his death in 1857. Jasper lived in

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with his wife Matilda, on the same upscale city block as William H. Aspinwall (founder of the

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and the

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). The Grosvenors were a religious family and were patrons of New York's Church of the Ascension; after Jasper's death, Matilda donated one of the

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windows in the church, the Grosvenor Memorial by

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which depicts "Angels at the Sepulchre," in Jasper's memory. Matilda Grosvenor survived Jasper to die in 1885.The Church of the Ascension in the City of New York,
The Artistic Heritage of the Church of the Ascension
''. Retrieved October 7, 2005.

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1794 births 1857 deaths Businesspeople from New York City American people in rail transportation American railway entrepreneurs 19th-century American businesspeople {{US-rail-bio-stub