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- 1 2 "John A. Ten Eyck Dead, Painter and Etcher. Artist Was Widely Known for His Landscapes and Studies of Still Life". New York Times . 1932-10-22. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
... died today at his home on Shippan Point of a heart affection that ended an illness ...
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- ↑ "Miss Partridge a Bride" (PDF). New York Times . March 9, 1918. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ↑ "Beverley Sener Wed To Aubin Lueckner". New York Times . September 19, 1976. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
The marriage of Beverley Thornton Sener, daughter of Joseph Ward Sener Jr. of Church Hill, Md., and the late Ann Clark Ten Eyck Sener, to Aubin Rougon Luecker took place yesterday in Church Hill. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwin Luecker of Reston, Va. The Rev. William E. Ticknor performed the ceremony in St. Luke's Episcopal Church. ... Mrs. Luecker is a granddaughter of the late John Adams Ten Eyck, an artist of Stamford, Conn. Her husband graduated from Pennsylvania State University and ...
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