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John Rockefeller 1781–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Germantown, Col, New York, United States

Death Date: abt 1860

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA

Father: Johann Rockefeller

Mother: Catherine Best

Spouse(s): Hannah Goetschius, Elizabeth Rockefeller, Margaret Rockefeller

Children(s): Margaret Rockefeller, Fanny Bridger, Julia Rockefeller, George Rockefeller, Edward Rockefeller, Hiram Rockefeller, Emeline Rivenburgh

John Rockefeller was born in 1781 in Germantown, Col, New York, United States, the child of Johann Philip Rockefeller And Catherine Best. John Rockefeller married Elizabeth Abbott Rockefeller, Hannah Ann Goetschius, Margaret 2 Rockefeller, and had children including Edward Rockefeller, Emeline D Rockefeller Rivenburgh, Fanny Marie Rockefeller Bridger, George William Hag Rockefeller, Hiram Rockefeller, Julia Hag Rockefeller, Margaret Ann Hag Rockefeller. John Rockefeller passed away in 1860 in Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA.

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Biography

  • John Rockefeller was born in 1781 in Germantown, Col, New York, United States, the child of Johann Philip Rockefeller And Catherine Best.
  • John Rockefeller married Elizabeth Abbott Rockefeller, Hannah Ann Goetschius, Margaret 2 Rockefeller, and had children including Edward Rockefeller, Emeline D Rockefeller Rivenburgh, Fanny Marie Rockefeller Bridger, George William Hag Rockefeller, Hiram Rockefeller, Julia Hag Rockefeller, Margaret Ann Hag Rockefeller.
  • John Rockefeller passed away in 1860 in Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA.

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John Rockefeller's Ancestors

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John Rockefeller
1781–1860
Birth Place: Germantown, Col, New York, United States
Parents
Johann Philip Rockefeller
1746–1813
Germantown, Columbia Co., New York, USA
Catherine Best
1748–1833
Germantown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Thiel) Rockefeller
1695–1769
Elschied, Neuwied, Westerwald, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Anna (Gertraud) Alsdorf
1699–1769
Emmerichenhain, Hessen-Nassau, Hessen, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Thoengess Rockenfeller
1658–1707
Gertrud Kockenfelt
1673–1707
Johann Alsdorf
1683–1765
Anna Stein
1680–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann SR.
1628–1695
Lucia Johann
1630–1695
Huberto Pauli
1640–
Johann Alsdorf
1665–1709
Agnes Gieseler
1663–1745

John Rockefeller's Descendants

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John Rockefeller (1781–abt 1860) m. Hannah (Ann) Goetschius (1797–abt 1871) m. Elizabeth (Abbott) Rockefeller (1792–1821) m. Margaret (2) Rockefeller (8 Apr 1799–26 Mar 1845)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann (HAG)) Rockefeller 1820–1894
  2. 2. Fanny (Marie Rockefeller) Bridger 1818–1902
  3. 3. Julia ((HAG)) Rockefeller 1824–
  4. 4. George (William (HAG)) Rockefeller 1830–1887
  5. 5. Edward Rockefeller 1830–1885
  6. 6. Hiram Rockefeller 1814–1874
  7. 7. Emeline (D Rockefeller) Rivenburgh 1819–1845

John Rockefeller's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of John Rockefeller in Germantown, Col, New York, United States
Germantown, Col, New York, United States
1860
abt 1860
Age 79
Death of John Rockefeller in Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA
Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Germantown, Col, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1860
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA

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