John Philip Sousa

1854 - 1932  (77 years)

• Name	John Philip Sousa  [1]
  Birth	6 Nov 1854	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	"American March King"  [1]
  Also Known As	"The March King"  [1]
  Fact	composer of "Semper Fidelis"  [1]
  Fact	composer of "The Liberty Bell"  [1]
  Fact	composer of "The Stars and Stripes Forever"   [1]
  Fact	composer of "The Thunderer"  [1]
  Fact	composer of "The Washington Post"   [1]
  Military	lieutenant commander in the naval reserve  [1]
  Occupation	composer  [1]
  Occupation	conductor  [1]
  Occupation	director of the Sousa Band  [1]
  Occupation	violinist  [1]
  Occupation	1868-1875  [1]
  	musician in the United States Marine Band
  Occupation	1880-1892  [1]
  	director of the United States Marine Band
  Death	6 Mar 1932	Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I1	Sousa Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Anthony Sousa,   b. 22 Sep 1824, Spain d. 27 Apr 1892 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus,   b. 20 May 1826   d. 25 Aug 1908 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane van Middlesworth Bellis
  Marriage	30 Dec 1879  [1]
  Children	1. John Sousa, Jr.,   b. 1 Apr 1881   d. 18 May 1937 (Age 56 years)   2. Jane Priscilla Sousa,   b. 7 Aug 1882   3. Helen Sousa,   b. 21 Jan 1887   d. 14 Oct 1975 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2025

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1] "John Philip Sousa," Wikipedia, last modified 21 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Sousa.