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Died: 1817

George Forepaugh was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1774 and served as Warden from 1780. According to Hazard's Register, he was the master carpenter for the Senate gallery of Congress Hall, 1795.

When Forepaugh died in 1817, his estate was valued at $4,143.75.

Written by Roger W. Moss.

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