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John Nobel Rockefeller 1799–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JAN 1799

Birth Location: Germantown, New York, USA

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Rome, New York, USA

Father: Jacob Rockefeller

Mother: Sally Atkins

Spouse(s): Ruth Jacobs

Children(s): Robert Rockefeller

In 1799, John Nobel Rockefeller entered the world in Germantown, New York, USA, born to Jacob Philip Rockefeller And Sally Atkins. John Nobel Rockefeller married Ruth Jacobs, and had children including Robert Rockefeller. John Nobel Rockefeller passed away in 1858 in Rome, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1799, John Nobel Rockefeller entered the world in Germantown, New York, USA, born to Jacob Philip Rockefeller And Sally Atkins.
  • John Nobel Rockefeller married Ruth Jacobs, and had children including Robert Rockefeller.
  • John Nobel Rockefeller passed away in 1858 in Rome, New York, USA.

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John Rockefeller's Ancestors

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John Rockefeller
1799–1858
Birth Place: Germantown, New York, USA
Parents
Jacob Philip Rockefeller
1772–1846
Columbia, New York, USA
Sally Atkins
1776–
Germantown, New York, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Peter) Rockefeller
1732–
Bonefeld, Rhineland, Germany
Catharina Blass
1741–
Great-Grandparents
Johann Rockefeller
1695–1770
Anna Alsdorf
1703–
Johann Blass
1716–
Zyllia Linck
–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anton Rockefeller
1669–1663
Gertrude Pauli
1673–
Heinrich Alsdorf
–1740
Johannes Blass
–1749
Anna Hagedorn
1691–1756
Johann Linck
1680–1746
Anna Firsbach
1685–

John Rockefeller's Descendants

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John (Nobel) Rockefeller (28 JAN 1799–1858) m. Ruth Jacobs (3 JUN 1803–3 JAN 1870)
  1. 1. Robert Rockefeller 1824–1907 m. Emeline (Crane) Demarest 1832–1927
    1. 1. John (Robert) Rockefeller 1859–1924 m. Flora (Elizabeth) King 1858–
      1. 1. Myrtle (Barbara) Rockefeller 1894–1943 m. Lawrence (Leon) Tallman 1892–1974
        1. 1. Ralph (Erwin) Tallman 1922–2017 m. Marion (Eileen) Danks 1924–1995

John Rockefeller's Timeline

2 Records

1799
28 JAN 1799
Birth of John Nobel Rockefeller in Germantown, New York, USA
Germantown, New York, USA
1858
1858
Age 59
Death of John Nobel Rockefeller in Rome, New York, USA
Rome, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1799
    Event Place: Germantown, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Blacksmith

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Rome, New York, USA

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