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John Davison Rockefeller 1839–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jul 1839

Birth Location: n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1937

Death Location: The Casements, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA

Father: William Rockefeller

Mother: Eliza Davison

Spouse(s): Laura Speiman

Children(s): John Rockefeller

John Davison Rockefeller was born in 1839 in n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA, the child of William Avery Rockefeller And Eliza Davison. John Davison Rockefeller married Laura Celestina Speiman, and had children including John Davison Rockefeller. John Davison Rockefeller passed away in 1937 in The Casements, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • John Davison Rockefeller was born in 1839 in n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA, the child of William Avery Rockefeller And Eliza Davison.
  • John Davison Rockefeller married Laura Celestina Speiman, and had children including John Davison Rockefeller.
  • John Davison Rockefeller passed away in 1937 in The Casements, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rockefeller
1810–1906
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Davison
1813–1889
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Laura Speiman
1839–1915
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Rockefeller
1874–1960
Birth Location: –
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John Rockefeller's Ancestors

Self
John Rockefeller
1839–1937
Birth Place: n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA
Parents
William Avery Rockefeller
1810–1906
Eliza Davison
1813–1889
Grandparents
Godfrey (Lewis) Rockefeller
1783–1857
Lucy Avery
1786–1867
John Davison
1774–1858
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Sycha Selover
1776–1823
Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
William Rockefeller
1750–1793
Malinda Pixley
1774–1827
Miles Avery
1760–1850
Malinda Pixley
1764–1827
Sarah Armstrong
1743–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Jr
1711–1787
Mary Bellis
1723–1772
William Pixley
1738–1808
Lucy Alexander
1748–1848
Solomon Avery
1729–1798
Hannah Punderson
1733–1775
Lucy Alexander
1747–1776

John Rockefeller's Descendants

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John (Davison) Rockefeller (08 Jul 1839–23 May 1937) m. Laura (Celestina) Speiman (1839–1915)
  1. 1. John (Davison) Rockefeller 1874–1960 m. Abby (Greene) Aldrich 1874–
    1. 1. Nelson (Aldrich) Rockefeller 1908–1979 m. Mary (Todhunter) Clark 1907–1999
      1. 1. Michael Rockefeller 1938–1964
      2. 2. Rodman (Clark) Rockefeller 1932–2000

John Rockefeller's Timeline

2 Records

1839
08 Jul 1839
Birth of John Davison Rockefeller in n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA
n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA
1937
23 May 1937
Age 98
Death of John Davison Rockefeller in The Casements, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
The Casements, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1839
    Event Place: n: Richford, Tioga, Tioga, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1937
    Event Place: The Casements, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
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